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Hmm, let’s compare events. The fight against systemic racism vs.: sedition, premeditated violent insurrection in support of baseless claims made by a morally bankrupt leader in psychosis, chants of ‘hang Mike Pence’ with a gallows erected, zip cuffs for taking prisoners, pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails, flash-bang grenades, pepper spray, riot gear, onions to offset deterrent…

Sadly, at least 70 million Americans learned nothing from The Boy Who Cried Wolf fable. The moral stated at the end of the Greek version is, “this shows how liars are rewarded: even if they tell the truth, no one believes them”. Check the timeline for Trump’s Coronavirus responses. Misinformation and ‘playing it down’ (deceit)…

Socialism is a misnomer for the progressive preferences of the American majority. 63% of U.S. adults say the government has the responsibility to provide health care coverage for all. The Republicans mistakenly call that socialism and offer no plan, except to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. 67% of U.S. adults say the federal government is…

Man uses tools to build and shape his world. As a wordsmith who grew up in an illiterate and indigent family in the rural South, my tool of necessity was and remains language. The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. – Mark…

Last week I was awakened at 4 a.m. by a schizophrenic beneath my 3rd-floor bedroom window alternately praising God and speaking in tongues at full voice until his throat gave out around 9:00. Last night one of the storefront churches in downtown Chester is conducting a revival. I was awakened at 1 a.m. by a…

After the big league bullpen trashed another excellent starter appearance – that makes four horrendous outings in the first eight games for the pen – reports on several prospects in the system provided the glimmers of hope that have sustained me as a fan for the past 20-plus years. Lefty Mike Montgomery, one of a…

After seeing the new Sinbad stand-up special “Where U Been?” on Comedy Central last week with his bit on the battle of the sexes over the toilet seat dilemma faced by heterosexual couples, here is my brief treatise in support of seat up. I agree with Sinbad: if the female in the relationship doesn’t check…

Wired.com’s science blogger today posted a report on another mobile phone use study. This one has the catchy headline “Driving Distracts Cellphone Users,” and its summary statement reads: Cellphone conversations don’t just interfere with driving. Driving dents the capacity to describe and remember cellphone messages, at least for some of the youngest and oldest drivers,…

My theory on drinking for medicinal purposes lasted a month. A new study indicates a daily intake of alcohol puts women at much greater risk for breast and rectal cancer. Male breast cancer is rare. I suspect most view it as irony when a man is afflicted. Rectal cancer, however, is my cause for concern.…