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Ritchie Calvin
Ritchie Calvin

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1 day ago

Stay Woke

“Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets don’t ever make the grade Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that’s got his own That’s got his own” (Billie Holiday) As anyone who spends any time with children knows, they can cover…

Woke

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Stay Woke
Stay Woke
Woke

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4 days ago

Indoctrinate This

“Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but it is replaced to a great extent by indoctrination.” (Thomas Sowell) If I understand it correctly, Thomas Sowell is a bit of a darling on the political right in the US right now. Whether the idea originates with…

Education

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Indoctrinate This
Indoctrinate This
Education

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Sep 9

163

If you were in the know, you would know what that title means. My 163rd essay on Medium? Nope. The 163rd day of the year. Not even close. The re-election of Donald Trump? Bingo. That wasn’t so hard. Like many people, I first became aware of Gematria via a Jordan…

Donald Trump

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163
163
Donald Trump

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Aug 28

Trump’s Racial Dogwhistles

I think nearly everyone has seen Donald Trump’s Fulton County Jail mugshot. A lot of people were psyched to see it released. A lot of people — on both sides of the political spectrum — are making money off of it. But one of the things that struck me was…

Dog Whistle

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Trump’s Racial Dogwhistles
Trump’s Racial Dogwhistles
Dog Whistle

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Aug 25

Originalism and the Constitution, or, Originalism Is Crap

Facts are simple and facts are straight Facts are lazy and facts are late Facts all come with points of view Facts don’t do what I want them to Facts just twist the truth around (Talking Heads, “Cross-eyed and Painless”) I recently asked my grandson what he thought about the…

Constitution

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Originalism and the Constitution, or, Originalism Is Crap
Originalism and the Constitution, or, Originalism Is Crap
Constitution

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Aug 21

A Liberal Bastion

As Republican Members of the House of Representatives and as citizens seeking to join that body we propose not just to change its policies, but even more important, to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives. That is why, in this era of official evasion…

Education

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A Liberal Bastion
A Liberal Bastion
Education

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Aug 17

Two Tiers of Justice? Try Three.

In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel, To show that all’s equal and that the courts are on the level And that the strings in the books ain’t pulled and persuaded, And that even the nobles get properly handled… (Bob Dylan) In February of 1963, a drunken…

Donald Trump

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Two Tiers of Justice? Try Three.
Two Tiers of Justice? Try Three.
Donald Trump

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Jul 29

Defending the Indefensible

When I was an undergraduate, I took a class in American Studies. The first day of class, the professor placed a $20 bill on his desk and told everyone in the class that it was theirs if they could name the 9 justices on the Supreme Court. Crickets. He said…

SCOTUS

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Defending the Indefensible
Defending the Indefensible
SCOTUS

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Jul 29

Sinéad

I will sleep with a clear conscience. I will sleep in peace. (Sinéad O’Connor) In case you hadn’t heard, the activist and “protest singer” (her self-characterization) Shuhada’ Sadaqat died on on 26 July, 2023. She was 56 years of age. My social media feeds have been filled with friends and…

Sinéad Oconnor

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Sinéad
Sinéad
Sinéad Oconnor

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Jul 26

The Eyes Are Watching

There will come a time when it isn’t “They’re spying on me through my phone” anymore. Eventually, it will be “My phone is spying on me.’” (Philip K. Dick) As you may well know, I read, study, and write about science fiction. Among science fiction readers and critics, they have…

Science Fiction

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The Eyes Are Watching
The Eyes Are Watching
Science Fiction

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