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Myths and facts about the For The People act now in the Senate
The lies and myths about the For The People voting rights act are an essential part of the GOP’s Big Lie. Indeed — and I’m hardly the first person to note this — the GOP has no policies at all. … Continue reading
Re-visiting Jane Austen
How do you perceive Jane Austen’s novels? I have something to say on this topic, and am prompted to say it by this New York Times story about the new approach that’s being taken within the Jane Austen museum in … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged abolitionism in England, Antigua, Caribbean slave plantations, East India Company, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, slave plantations, slavery in England, slavery in Mansfield Park, West Indies
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Why did anyone vote for the former guy?
This question has been plaguing a lot of us for more than four years. And I’ve spent four years trying to find answers to the question. I found a number of answers which, when compiled, satisfied me fairly well. In … Continue reading
Posted in American fascism, Guns in the U.S. of A., Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged American Purpose, amygdalas, Brookings, Democratic Party, Mark Muro, racism, social conservatives, Thomas Edsall, Trump supporters, white Christians, William Galston, xenophobia
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