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Biden - Statuary Hall January 6, 2022 So let's speak plainly about what happened in 2020. Even before the first ballot was cast, the former president was preemptively sowing doubt about the election results. He built his lie over months. It wasn't based on any facts. He was just looking for an excuse, a pretext to cover for the truth. He's not just a former president. He's a defeated former president. Defeated by a margin of over seven million of your votes. In a full and free and fair election. Continue reading »
ezra klein March 4, 2021
the house of the rising sun February 13, 2021
biden dreams August 16, 2020
John R. Lewis (1940 – 2020) July 30, 2020
Eating Olives at the End of the World (essay-34) April 12, 2020
Trump Meets Nemesis, Punisher of Hubris (essay-33) March 14, 2020
I Don’t Hate Women Candidates … (essay-32) March 6, 2020
Forgiveness (essay-31) February 29, 2020
Mike Bloomberg is Hacking Your Attention (essay-30) February 20, 2020
Requiem for a Dream (essay-29) February 7, 2020
Trump’s Election May Have Benn the Shock We Needed (essay-28) November 25, 2019
Why People Hate Religion (essay-27) August 30, 2019
Trump, Taxes and Terrorism (essay-26) August 5, 2019
Shame (essay-24) February 18, 2019
Ramblings (essay-23) January 29, 2019
A Lover’s Quarrel With the World (essay-22) October 26, 2018
The Dying of the Light (essay-21) May 4, 2018
What Will Happen Next (essay-20) February 16, 2018
Love’s Illusions (essay-19) October 6, 2017
Inside the Mind (essay-18) July 18, 2017
Maddow’s Opening Monologue (essay-17) June 30, 2017
War Will Take Care of the Issue (essay-16) May 18, 2017
Madness (essay-15) April 1, 2017
Savage Capitalism (essay-14) March 28, 2017
End of Empire (essay-13B) January 12, 2017
Golden Showers (essay-13A) January 11, 2017
Twilight of the Gods (essay-12) November 11, 2016
Consumerism and Capitalism (essay-11) November 1, 2016
Stereotypes (essay-10) August 28, 2016
Even Losing is Victory (essay-9) August 20, 2016
A List of Grievances (essay-8) August 7, 2016
Don’t Let the Door Hit You In the Ass (essay-7) June 18, 2016
Expectations and Dreams (essay-6) May 29, 2016
Hypocrisy (essay-5) April 20, 2016
Listening for the New-told Lies (essay-4) April 12, 2016
A Beached Whale (essay-3) March 20, 2016
A Real Revolution (essay-2) February 4, 2016
Dual Citizenship (essay-1) November 27, 2014