A Historical View of Today’s Political Theater
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Maybe it is the start of an underdog story: The working-class boy from Scranton, PA fights back in the second debate, riding high from his recent, electric spee... Read more.
The Ultimate Monument to Journalism
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Stories aside, today, an array of fact-checking organizations have been built, and accusations of fake news or misinformation fly with reckless abandon. Yet, th... Read more.
Atlas Shrugs Twice
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Atlas may shrug, justice may never be served, all of the structures and institutions around us may fall into disrepair or collapse, and the world may be forcefu... Read more.
Sing Us a Song, Piano Man
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What my son did not know is that Piano Man is also a song about how often life is miserable and melancholic, and how all of that can be impacted by a simple m... Read more.
Renaissance Man Reborn
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Specialization is often a deception. Years of training, education, and study easily ensnare the mind into an arrogance built on the precipice of expertise. Howe... Read more.
Don’t Slow the Spread of Joy
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We spent years needlessly frowning behind masks and protocols. We didn’t smile. I frowned at my unreasonable cello playing. I didn’t smile, but I should hav... Read more.
Ruled by the Capricious Whims of Politicians
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What is the real message behind the ruling and Governor Hochul’s words? Stay in line. Keep your head down. If we can do it to an ex-president of the United St... Read more.
Propaganda Looney Tunes
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Virality with this ease of spread is a fairly novel psychic phenomenon for the human race. So, when a novel physical pathogen came along, both the disease and t... Read more.
So Long Ago That It Never Really Happened
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As election season rolls on and the nation looks set for an election re-match between the mandate ordering Joseph Biden and the lockdown ordering Donald Trump, ... Read more.
We Can’t Ban Our Way to a Better World
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It is clear beyond any doubt that bans simply don’t work. I was a child during the “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign. Drugs were banned, and yet always ava... Read more.
Art’s Beauty and Outrage
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All the complexities, contradictions, and riddles of human nature were present and still unresolved under the iconic contrapposto shadow of a statue symbolizing... Read more.
Sports After a Stolen Childhood
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As the coach, I was tasked with helping my players navigate the intense emotions winning or losing a game can provoke. I was reminded that only a few short year... Read more.