Sunday, November 24, 2024

What Sort of Bigot is JK Rowling? Thoughts on the 2024 US Election

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  A story has begun about the 2024 election, and it is likely to be perpetuated for many decades. It is the kind of plausible fallacy that g...
Wednesday, November 06, 2024

This Is Us

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  History  is not a predictive science, so as a historian I can’t claim to have a crystal ball. But everything that I have learned from a li...
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Saturday, September 28, 2024

Stop the Steal! The Interview

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  CJ (Competent Journalist): Mr. Trump, you constantly claim that the 2020 election was stolen. That is a very serious accusation. Trump: ...
Saturday, August 03, 2024

How Kamala Harris Can Beat MAGA

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Like many I am excited to see the energy surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris. I have every confidence that she can defeat Donald Trump,...
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Saturday, July 20, 2024

An Open Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

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  Dear President Biden,                   Like many Americans I have watched the disarray in the Democratic Party and in your campaign w...
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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Once Upon a Time, in an Alternate (and Sane) Universe

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Jake Tapper:   Ladies and gentleman, good evening and welcome to the first presidential debate of the 2024 election. President Biden, firs...
Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Stale Bread vs. Cyanide

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  It was a stunning debate last Thursday, June 27. But its aftermath was even more shocking. For 90 minutes we heard one of the candidates l...
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Monday, April 29, 2024

An Open Letter to Students Protesting the Gaza War

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  Dear Students,         I am a middle-aged college professor now, but I was an undergraduate like you once, and passionately involved...
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