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Standing Up

Posted on January 18, 2021 by midiguru

In the spirit of standing up for what’s good and right, naturally I applaud Twitter, Facebook, and other online service providers for shutting down some of the insane yammering that emanates these days from the wacko fringe of the Republican … Continue reading →

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Reframing the Debate

Posted on January 27, 2017 by midiguru

Today’s lightning bolt is an interview with George Lakoff in Salon. I hope you’ll read it, but I hope you’ll continue reading what I’m about to say before you jet off to Salon. The short version: The festering pile of … Continue reading →

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Turn Left at Stop Sign

Posted on January 20, 2017 by midiguru

Some things are more important than selling books. I’ve been thinking out loud on this blog for some years now. Long-time readers (of whom there may be three or four) will have noticed that last year I repurposed the blog, … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

Posted on November 11, 2016 by midiguru

Taking a little break here from blogging about writing — the election this week has kind of thrown me for a loop, emotionally. Being a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-take-care-of-business kind of guy, I asked myself, “What can I actually do to maybe improve … Continue reading →

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Shrill and Over the Hill

Posted on July 29, 2015 by midiguru

Okay, here’s a considered response to the Paglia interview in Salon. I agree with her assessment of Bernie Sanders, which is tucked away at the end of the piece. Other than that, it’s pretty much a farrago of nonsense by … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Defects

Posted on July 4, 2015 by midiguru

In yet another of those annoying, pointless Facebook wrangles, I found myself stating that conservatives don’t know how to think. This concept requires a bit more explication than Facebook’s slim user interface can conveniently handle, so here we are. I … Continue reading →

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Danger Signals

Posted on August 29, 2010 by midiguru

The parallels between Germany in the 1920s and early 1930s and the United States today are inexact, certainly, but they’re cause for concern. After World War I, Germany was a shambles. Unemployment was high, national morale low, the government ineffective. … Continue reading →

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Talk About It

Posted on March 14, 2010 by midiguru

I’m very concerned about the growth of what I would call the radical right in American politics. (I’m pretty sure these folks don’t consider themselves the radical right. They most likely think they’re the mainstream.) One of my Facebook friends … Continue reading →

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Idiots Who Vote

Posted on September 12, 2009 by midiguru

The practice of using literacy tests to qualify (or, more likely, disqualify) voters got a very bad name in the United States during the years (roughly from the 1870s through the 1960s) when such tests were used to deny the … Continue reading →

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Cloak & Dagger

Posted on July 19, 2009 by midiguru

I became a 9/11 conspiracy nut when I watched the video. [But see the response from Marco, below.] Okay, there are some facts that don’t add up, but in the real world there are always facts that don’t add up. … Continue reading →

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