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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Maryland: The Clueless Driver State

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We hadn't driven in Baltimore for more than a few minutes before we noticed that there was something seriously weird about the drivers. ...
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Monday, August 22, 2016

And explaining doesn't seem to help...

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Some Republicans in Congress. Headline in the Washington Post, last year: Half of American whites see no racism around them Headlin...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Where industrious ants get dinner

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You know  Aesop's fable  about the ants and the grasshopper. Conservative libertarians think it's scripture. One bright day in lat...
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Monday, August 8, 2016

FINDING MYSELF IN BRITAIN by Amy Boucher Pye

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If you're an American and spend much time in the U.K., somebody will undoubtedly quote you something that apparently George Bernard Sh...
Sunday, July 31, 2016

In case Mr Trump couldn't make it to church this morning...

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If Donald Trump, who is  technically a Presbyterian , attended church this morning (not unthinkable - he did attend  an Iowa church  one S...
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Monday, May 2, 2016

Picturing dementia: empathy, insights, and the occasional belly laugh

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[One of Chast's unforgettable cartoons] Some 25 years ago my parents and one of their best friends, Gertrude, started showing signs ...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Why this is the perfect time to vote for Bernie, even if you don't want him to be president

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I voted for Bernie today. I am not sure he'd make a good president. What I like about him--his refusal to be bought, his idealism, h...