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This is the perspective of a native American: “Recently, Rick Santorum repeated a widely held myth of US exceptionalism. “We came here and created a blank slate, we birthed a nation from nothing,” the former US senator and CNN commentator told the rightwing Young America’s Foundation’s summit. “It was born of the people who came …
Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage? My comment: A leading sociologist explained to me that usually there is too much junk in the garage, and you can’t open the car door sufficiently to squeeze into the driver’s seat. Why didn’t I think …
Just one dozen megadonors accounted for almost $1 of every $13 raised by candidates and political groups over the last decade, according to a new report by Issue One. While most Americans have a general sense that the ultra-wealthy have too much influence on our elections, the numbers in this study are shocking. For just …
An important philosophical question about life……. Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?
The British government has made a lot of noises about how important it is to teach kids media literacy. In 2019, for example, the education secretary announced guidance on teaching online safety in schools. While that’s great in theory, “guidance” isn’t enough. You’ve got to put your money where your mouth is and actually invest …
