

Which event most lastingly changed America?
On this day, 6 August, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act. 1945, the U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima....
Aug 61 min read
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The tyranny of modifiers. (A sorta strange post.)
Lessons in assessing American governance: Peter Baker , news analyst, The NY Times (3 Aug.): "[ Pace  opinions,] an old rule in...
Aug 53 min read
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A breather from "USA We're #Zip" BS about BLS
Three very good, very generous Canadian friends conspired a while back to haul my depressed American ass out of its native rot and grace...
Aug 42 min read
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Updated: Here's how MAGA is coping with Trump's destruction of America
[ I should add to what's itemized below how far-right website operators deceive their maga-ized readers: by deploying half-truths....
Aug 24 min read
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A dictator speaks
" The Economy is BOOMING under 'TRUMP.' " — D.J. Trump, 1 August "[Investors anticipate a cut in] interest rates to bolster a flagging...
Aug 12 min read
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A Room With a View
Until 18 August I'm physically free of the stifling stupidity and improvisational lunacy of Donald Trump's America — I'm visiting friends...
Jul 313 min read
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