Politics

It Ends as it Began: As a Political Ploy 2
- Politics, Science
- September 22, 2022
The current U.S. president finally said it during a 60 Minutes interview: “The pandemic is over.” Though obviously true by the classical definition, Biden’s comment seemed almost accidental, said as an echoed response to a direct question. Consider, however, that many times as many people die from COVID daily in the U.S. (300-400) than when the
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Saying Goodbye to Yesterday, Shaking Hands with Tomorrow 6
- Culture, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 21, 2022
Most people I know have either read or seen Gone with the Wind. One of the underlying themes of that story, alluded to in the title, is the disappearance of the Old South, its economy and way of life destroyed, and often erased, by the Civil War and Reconstruction. That terrible conflict freed the slaves,
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Why So Many Cling to COVID Panic 1
- Culture, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 21, 2022
When I was 10, I had a 12-year-old sister, Denise, and two brothers. Lenny was 14 and Danny was 5. We boys slept in the same room in a small, single-story house in a modest, riverside neighborhood known as Pleasureland. The neighborhood’s name derived from a nearby park with two swimming pools and many picnic
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Becky Kraker, V*ccine Survivor 10
- Politics, Culture, Science
- September 20, 2022
Becky Kraker suffered from depression most of her life, but a couple years ago got medication that helped. For 18 months she felt like she finally had her life together, especially since the dissipating depression dramatically strengthened her relationship with her son. Then she got the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, her mental and physical health went
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Fear Is the Enemy We Must Defeat 12
- Politics, Culture
- September 19, 2022
In the last six months, five people I’ve approached about bringing the story of who they are and what they do to a wider public have turned down my request for an interview. A farming and homeschooling family out West, for example, would have made a wonderful article about work ethic, education, and values. In
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Not a Single U.S. State Is Requiring Kids to Get V*ccinated to Attend Public School. Why?2
- Education, Economics, Politics
- September 19, 2022
September has arrived and many children are back in public schools (though fewer than previous years). At a recent event, one parent joked to me we’re now officially in “vaccine season.” The comment made me laugh, but there’s at least a kernel of truth to it. It’s not unusual for states to require that children
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