To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, May 17, 2024

Observercast

The Rematch

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Say it ain’t so. Trump-Clinton round two, I mean. Donald Trump is easy. He might be the only Republican who almost any Democrat could beat. Of course, he will have a hard core of supporters, but this time around, some of those supporters – particularly those who resemble the crowd on Jan. 6 — may […]

The Measurement Of Joe Biden

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America’s political media – and especially our “punditocracy” – suffer from myriad defects. They love simple answers and often seem hostile to complexity. They tend to obsess slavishly over the latest polling data. And they suffer from a chronic amnesia that erases not only historical context but even very recent events from their narrow minds. […]

Our Bigfoot-Prints On Social Media

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From the moment many of us leave the womb, images of our infant selves get posted on Facebook and other social media. Once out and about, they become part of our permanent digital footprint, often soon to be joined by photos at every stage of life – crawling, first steps, puppy hugging, first day of […]

Saturday Night Snore

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It wasn’t even funny. When I heard that Saturday Night Live was finally going after President Joe Biden, I was almost relieved. It’s about time, you know. With approval ratings below Trump’s, at least according to some polls, and COVID-19 and inflation both raging, only a liberal press turning itself into pretzels could avoid criticizing […]

Bringing Star Athletes Back To Earth

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It was with dry eyes that Australians waved goodbye to Novak Djokovic, the tennis superstar their country sent packing because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. Their laws require that foreigners entering the country be vaccinated. The Serbian, there to defend his Australian Open title, apparently assumed he’d fly past the rules governing mere mortals. Djokovic […]