Getting Out the Vote (Reposted)
“The only way to save democracy is to vote for Democrats in the fall. And I say that as an ex-Republican turned independent. It doesn’t …
Perspective: Think
History, civics, social justice, economics, and philosophy. Comments and an ongoing dialogue with readers are welcome.
Bidenomics and Democracy WORK (Reposted)
The following is Heather Cox Richardson’s Letter from an American, Dec. 30, 2023, copied here with her permission. It’s important, in case you didn’t read …
‘Going Everywhere’ Now Restricted, Reason Silenced: Book Banning in Schools (Reposted)
“Logic will get you from a to b. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Albert Einstein, @ 1948 “…he who destroys a good book, kills reason …
Fascism: A Warning for the Present (Reposted)
My sister recommended a book to me the other day, and I was able to download it to my Kindle from the library that same …
Hypocrisy on Steroids (Reposted)
Yes, I know, there has always been some hypocrisy exhibited by politicians of all parties, but the current times are beyond belief. The Republican party, …
Questioning the Judicial Integrity of the Supreme Court-1 (Reposted)
The current Roberts Court, with its so-called originalists, better named the far-right ideologues, has shown in its decisions its actual disdain for legal precedent and …
Truth v. Scandal (reposted)
How many of you saw/heard President Biden’s October 21st message that he delivered from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, either directly or in …
GOP Cut, Cut, Cut, Under Trump (Reposted)
What’s being cut may mean you can’t even afford a turkey next year! Tax cuts (but these are for the already wealthy) and health care …
Beyond and Behind Roe v Wade (Reposted)
There is much to be written about the potential, and now probable, loss of Roe v Wade. As a woman who was a young person …