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SCOTUS apoplexy for a couple of days. Then what?
Let us count the ways SCOTUS has, in the past couple of years, roused a majority of us citizens to a towering rage. Let us also count the groups of enraged citizens. Let us, but first… A few days ago … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Corruption, Government, Guns in the U.S. of A., Human rights, Law, suits and order, Politics, Pro choice, Racism, Revolution, SCOTUS, The Facts of Life, The god problem, voting rights
Tagged affirmative action, Congress, Congressional Democrats, dark money, Dobbs, EPA, Garrett Epps, gun control, James Clark McReynolds, John Roberts, LGBQT, minority voters, Moms Demand Action, physicians, pro choice, SCOTUS, SCOTUS ethics, Twitter, Washington Monthly
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Outtakes and Vagabonds: What does it mean to be an American?
It’s a national argument that seems to erupt in periodic waves. One year nobody’s thinking about it, the next year, bam. Flag-waving, flag-burning. The non-historic pledge of allegiance…or not. Birth certificates. Standing with (or without) hand over heart for the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Revolution, Scenes From My Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged definition of American, English Midlands, flag-burning, flag-waving, Lancashire, Native Americans, pledge of allegiance
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Outtakes and Vagabonds: A contemplation of heroes, and the first Oscar
Years ago, a boyfriend told me about a discussion he was having with his son, a student, who was taking a course in ancient mythology. He’d been given an essay assignment to describe heroes. His father, who had taught comparative … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Human rights, Revolution, The Facts of Life, The god problem, voting rights
Tagged "Wings", Academy Awards, Adolph Zukor, Alexei Navalny, Charlie Bluhdorn, Frank Yablans, Gulf + Western Building, heresy, heretics, mythological heroes, Oscars, Paramount Pictures, the Oscar, Vladimir Kara-Murza
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