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How scary-bad can bad leaders be? This scary-bad
What has the world managed to live through since nuclear weapons were developed? If you don’t harbor paranoid tendencies, brace yourselves for this, from Harper’s October 2025 Findings: A study of fifty-one deceased leaders of nuclear-armed states found that twenty-three … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Journalism, Technology, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged Harper's, impaired world leaders, nuclear-armed countries
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Why must news media report EVERYTHING Trump says and does?
So much in this world depends upon character that attention has to be paid to bad character even when it is not deserved. — Anthony Trollope, Dr. Wortle’s School
Posted in Government, Journalism, News media, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "Dr. Wortle's School", Anthony Trollope, Trump
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What’s wrong with the GOP in one sentence
“Our whole business system would break down in a day if there was not a high sense of moral responsibility in our business world.” Spoken by Herbert Hoover on the campaign trail in 1928, and quoted by Jill Lepore in … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, Government, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged "These Truths", American history, GOP, Herbert Hoover, Jill Lepore
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