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Replace a couple of terms in these paragraphs about national corruption and…
…you can answer the repeated question, “What country was it…” with — well, not the U.S.A. actually. But with the MAGA-GOP branch of our country? Yes. In recent years, perhaps because of his increasing age, he was less and less … Continue reading
“Civilization’s going to pieces.”
Lately, it has seemed books I’m reading or re-reading are passing me secret messages about today’s life. And the heart of those secret messages is that, in certain exclusive circles, nothing has changed. What struck me particularly about the following … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged F Scott Fitzgerald, racism in literature, The Great Gatsby
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The answer to the central question of our lives
Why? Why the craziness ever since November 2016? Over the past seven years, I’ve spent considerable time trying to figure out why anybody I knew would vote for Trump. And I came up with quite a few scientific and quasi-scientific … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Good Things Happening, Guns in the U.S. of A., Jan 6, Journalism, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Conde Nast, Luke Zaleski, President Obama, Trump, white power mythology
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