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Everything You Like Is (Not!) Socialism
A small fraction of conservatives view almost any taxpayer-funded service provided by government as socialism, and anything that smacks of…
Cloth Masks and the Death of Nuance – Part 2 of 2
This is the second half of an essay on cloth masks — on their own merits and as a symbol…
Cloth Masks and the Death of Nuance – Part 1 of 2
To mask or not to mask? Cloth masks, I mean. The nature of the debate suggests a larger problem. Some…
American Ideals Will Endure
Drawing freely from the Declaration of Independence and the passing scene, and dividing roughly by topic, I hold these truths…
Pondering My Democratic Primary Ballot (!)
I have a Democratic primary ballot in front of me. I’m not a Democrat, and I’ve never voted in a…
Impeachment Votes: Reasons, Spin, Romney
Has enough time passed that we can look calmly at certain aspects of President Trump’s impeachment and trial? Locally, the…
Impeachment, Politics, Due Process, and the Revolution
Several weeks ago, the US House of Representatives impeached the President of the United States by a close and almost…
On Blogging and Not Blogging in the Trump Years
I haven’t blogged here since the aftermath of the 2018 midterm election. If you’ll forgive the possible narcissism, I’ll tell…
Aftermath, 2018 Election Edition
The 2018 election is mostly behind us by now. In the past I usually haven’t waited a week to recap…
David’s Handy Election Guide – 2018 General Election
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6. For those of us in Utah, that means our mail-in ballots must be postmarked…