After many epic controversies in American presidential politics, this is what we have finally come down to: as much as we dislike the party that we are voting for, we despise the party that we are voting against even more.
The Democracy We’ve Decided You Deserve
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If we had a wide variety of parties and candidates to choose from, it would be credible to say that we the people have the democracy that we deserve. But we don’t.
86ed
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District of Columbia and two states, drivers over the age of 75 have to take a new road test to show that they are still competent to drive. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden, resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., claims that he will be perfectly OK to run the United States military until he is age 86, no test required.
Is the College Try Worth Anything?
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The “college premium”—the extra money you get from having a college degree compared to someone without one—has been eclipsed, more than eclipsed, by staggeringly high tuitions and resulting student loan burdens. There are still good reasons to go to college, but making more money probably isn’t one of them.
But Where Does Electricity Come from?
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Without much reflection, the Biden Administration and the media are rushing headlong into a world that they hope will be filled with electric cars. But the environmental implications of electric cars are much more serious than they are considering.
Never Mind My Crimes, What about Your Issues?
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When whistleblowers catch the government breaking the law, the government distracts us by criticizing the whistleblower. Why can’t us ordinary people get off the hook by attacking our accusers?
Republican-Approved Exceptions to Abortion Bans
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Republicans claim to respect life; which is why they oppose abortion. However; they are perfectly fine with unborn children dying under all sorts of circumstances.
If the Pentagon Papers Were Leaked Today
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The latest cache of Pentagon documents to be leaked to the Internet reveals that the government has been lying to us about all sorts of things, but that’s not what the media seems interested in covering. They want to know who the rascal was who leaked this stuff. Talk about missing the point.
Whoever Said Life Was Cheap?
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A 23-year-old man was the latest mass shooter to make the headlines, this time at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was an employee. As usual, Democrats called for increased gun control. Republicans blamed the mental health crisis. Both parties have a point. But we also shouldn’t ignore something unique to America, a brutal culture of violence that permeates our politics, pop culture and our everyday lives.
Product Development 101
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This week it’s self-driving taxis in San Francisco’s famously hilly streets, but it could be just about anything these days: America has become an unwilling nation of beta testers as products that are not even close to being ready for prime time are released on an unsuspecting public.
