To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Observercast

Joe Biden’s War

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What is there to say about the disastrous pullout from Kabul? The Taliban will stop at nothing. There is no respect for human life – not only of our soldiers but also of their fellow citizens. Thursday’s suicide bombing, killing 13 American troops and scores of Afghans, only makes that clear. Meanwhile, misinformation is everywhere, […]

There’s One Path Forward – And It’s Mandatory

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After Americans hoped that mass vaccination would bring COVID-19 under control – and permit the restoration of something like normal life – we are instead witnessing an explosion of infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Despite the vaccine, the dangerous delta variant threatens younger people and even children, who escaped the worst of last year’s carnage. To […]

So, DeSantis Wants To Be President

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Beyond the human price of COVID-19 is the financial toll of treating the sick. Back in the day, conservatives touted fiscal responsibility – that is, keeping the cost of government in check. But now we have the extraordinary example of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, apparently looking to run for president in 2024, backing policies designed […]

Twitter, Trump And The Taliban

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If there is one iconic photograph that defines World War II, it is the picture of six marines planting the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi in the last stages of the fighting. The Battle of Iwo Jima, a Japanese island, lasted 36 days. Some 70,000 U.S. Marines participated in that battle; 7,000 of them […]

A Phoenix Rises!

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I live in a city with a hedge-fund-driven, corporate-run daily newspaper [Gannett Co. owns the Austin American-Statesman], and in my travels I’ve read dozens of similar outlets and talked to their readers. It’s always the same story: Money managers have reduced most local newspapers to mere remnants of real journalism. They have slashed reporting staff […]