Here is a condensed version of President Obama's speech from the Oval Office on Sunday night, unofficially translated into plain English:
I kind of realize we can’t kill our way out of this conflict with ISIL,...
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21 October 2015
Political wisdom always has a sharp, cynical edge. You can’t utter it without feeling the throb of ancient wounds.
For instance: “If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.”
Emma Goldman’s observation nestled into...
24 September 2015
“Native Americans have to concede that rain dances don’t work.”
Yeah, snort. How funny can you get? It’s the New Rules segment of “Real Time with Bill Maher” and...
23 September 2015
Washington is girding itself for what will be an historic visit by Pope Francis this week. So many are expected to flock into the city that government employees are encouraged to work at home. The pope will address a joint session of...
27 August 2015
The central assumption of democracy — beyond the assumption of fair elections, which is disturbingly questionable — is that voters are the possessors of their own “interests,” and vote for the candidate most sympathetic to them.
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26 August 2015
If someone has had the good fortune not to encounter the world of U.S. police and prisons, and the misfortune to learn about the world from U.S. schools, entertainment, and "news"...
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