To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Observercast

Chicken Littles Attack America’s Teachers

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I’m a child of privilege. Not the privilege of money [I come from a family of small-town working people]. But it was my privilege to grow up in the public schools of Denison, TX. There I received the rich blessings of dedicated classroom teachers, a diverse student body, playground socialization, librarians, coaches, cafeteria and custodial […]

The Supreme Court’s Indelible Stain

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Every fresh revelation of an ethical lapse by Clarence Thomas raises the question to which Republican leaders apparently have no answer: Just how much crooked behavior by a conservative Supreme Court justice will they justify? So far, they seem utterly untroubled by Thomas’ acceptance from a right-wing billionaire of lavish vacations, jet travel, the lucrative […]

The Trump Surge

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What does it say about politics today that Donald Trump is surging in the polls? That’s right. In the wake of an indictment in New York City, in the midst of a rape trial, the former president of the United States is literally surging in the polls, opening up a 36-point lead over his closest […]

Why Do We Obsess Over Transgender Issues?

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From the amount of discussion, you might think that a third of all fifth graders were transgender – that is, they don’t identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. Actually, the transgender population is very small. Only 0.6% of Americans – far fewer than one out of every 100 – identify as transgender. […]

Let’s Admit It: The Supreme Court Is Corrupt. Let’s Fix it!

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When public officials get themselves mired in the muck of corruption, they can always count on Sen. Ted Cruz to issue a moral judgement: If the offender is a Democrat, he pronounces the corruption inexcusably grotesque; if it’s a Republican, he wails that the offender is the victim. For example, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas […]