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American Atrophy

What we see now in America is what happens when we fail to make generous investments in the next generation — I remember middle-class 1970s America. We were so optimistic then. And we had it so good, too. We made the best cars, TVs, and we had the best schools. The news was about bussing kids, not about school shootings. Our politics still talked about compromise. Our future was not decided…

Billionaires

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American Atrophy
American Atrophy
Billionaires

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The Notion That Ukraine Will Execute a Decisive Defeat of Russia is a Fantasy

Let’s game this out. — Ukraine is not likely to give Russia the boot anytime soon. Yes, they will have some victories. And they will push back against Russia here and there. No one with good intelligence from the ground in Ukraine believes that either side will score a decisive win. White House officials admitted…

War

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The Notion That Ukraine Will Execute a Decisive Defeat of Russia is a Fantasy
The Notion That Ukraine Will Execute a Decisive Defeat of Russia is a Fantasy
War

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Don’t Fire Yourself

Nobody thinks of you the way you do. — Long ago, I was just starting a new job. I was new to customer service and managing support requests. I was new to talking with customers on the phone as a front line employee. I was new to the paperless office. I can recall making what I thought was a…

Life

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Life

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Hate Is A Complete And Total Surrender Of Personal Power

…to people who can’t or won’t change anyway. — There was a time in my much younger life when I hated one or more persons. I think at one point, it was a sort of searing, visceral hate. There were things that I dreamed about doing to the other person, but could never bring myself to do him or…

BlackLivesMatter

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BlackLivesMatter

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The War In Ukraine Is A Manufactured Distraction

Every headline about the war makes me wonder what they’re not telling us. — For weeks I thought it was all just posturing. For weeks, I figured that Biden would work out some sort of diplomatic solution. I could not help but think of every headline about the buildup of troops at the border of Ukraine as a way of making us feel more…

Putin

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The War In Ukraine Is A Manufactured Distraction
The War In Ukraine Is A Manufactured Distraction
Putin

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16 hours ago

Neoliberalism Doesn’t Care About a Middle Class Until it Needs One to Defend its Interests Abroad

The value of your money is dependent on the power of your military. No middle class? No military power. Russia knows this. China is not far behind. — Just the other day, I read a very interesting article by Thom Hartmann. You might know him from the liberal publication, Capital and Main. His article, What Happens When Corporations are Taxed at 50% — Like Before the Reagan Revolution?, provides some great history about the way the American economy…

Middle Class

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Neoliberalism Doesn’t Care About a Middle Class Until it Needs One to Defend its Interests Abroad
Neoliberalism Doesn’t Care About a Middle Class Until it Needs One to Defend its Interests Abroad
Middle Class

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2 days ago

Nothing I Say Here Should Ever Be Confused With As Cheerleading for Russia

I’m just saying there are good reasons to think we’re foolish to believe that we have the power to defeat the Russians, much less control them. — For more than a year, I’ve been following the war in Ukraine. For 15 months, I’ve looked at the war from many angles, through a few different lenses. I’ve said what I absolutely believed about the war. I believe the war is folly, on both sides, but mostly, on the…

Ukraine War

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Nothing I Say Here Should Ever Be Confused With As Cheerleading for Russia
Nothing I Say Here Should Ever Be Confused With As Cheerleading for Russia
Ukraine War

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May 15

No, Neutrality Does Not Mean Taking the Side of the Aggressor

All they’re really saying is “Feel my shame or cheerlead for Ukraine. For God’s sake, pick the right side.” — I’ve been writing about the Ukraine war for over a year now. I’d like to write about other things, but every time I look at the war, I see a wider war. I see a risk of nuclear war. I see the war in Ukraine as a matter of greater…

Ukraine War

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No, Neutrality Does Not Mean Taking the Side of the Aggressor
No, Neutrality Does Not Mean Taking the Side of the Aggressor
Ukraine War

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May 14

A Philosophical Movie Review: Still — A Michael J. Fox Documentary

This is a man who knows how to be happy. — I’m a fan of the actor, activist Michael J. Fox. I saw him in Family Ties. I saw him in Back to the Future. I saw him in The Secret To My Success. And yes, I saw Teen Wolf. He’s just a few years older than me. I admired what…

Michael J Fox

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A Philosophical Movie Review: Still — A Michael J. Fox Documentary
A Philosophical Movie Review: Still — A Michael J. Fox Documentary
Michael J Fox

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May 13

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ll Be Happy

Go anywhere, do anything. No matter what, you’ll still have to make a decision to be happy. — Long ago, I saw the television series, “Disjointed” on Netflix. It’s about a medical marijuana shop and the lives of the people who run it. There was this scene that I’ll never forget. Two women in the “showroom” were chatting while everyone else in the scene was shopping. …

Happiness

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ll Be Happy
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ll Be Happy
Happiness

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