Category Archives: How I Learned The Facts of Life

Does Big Dark Money buy elections?

Like a multitude of us, I’ve been worrying about this since Citizens United. But as I worked on How I Learned The Facts of Life, I picked up enough solid info so that I found myself backing away from what … Continue reading

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Hey, what’s new(s)?

It’s dismaying to read so many comments by hyper-smart people, some of them specialists in analyzing the news media, criticizing, even screaming over, how news media report…the news. Headlines are a particular source of their irritation. Given the very few … Continue reading

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I know I’m ignorant but am I wrong re Twitter?

(Warning: Parts of this piece of writing may ascend into sarcasm. Some people don’t like sarcasm while a bunch of us can’t help ourselves. We love it.) At times like this, I must contemplate how deep or shallow is my … Continue reading

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