Practical Progressive Gini
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80 years old and still into learning. News junkie. Atlantic Monthly for 50 years. Last classes in poetry workshop at Stanford. New lectures from Peter Zeihan. in Foreign Affairs. Looking for what will be next.
The Democrat Party actually has to have some ideas on how to solve affordability, not just throw the word around. Otherwise the ball will just bounce back over to the other party in 2032 like it always has.
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Democrat Party actually has to have some ideas on how to solve affordability, not just throw the word around. Otherwise the ball will just bounce back over to the other party in 2032 like it always has.
American students now rank as mediocre internationally. This is true despite America spending more per student than almost any other nation. But the real failure isn’t visible in the rankings. It’s visible in capability. Students can’t distinguish credible sources from propaganda.
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
American students now rank as mediocre internationally. This is true despite America spending more per student than almost any other nation. But the real failure isn’t visible in the rankings. It’s visible in capability. Students can’t distinguish credible sources from propaganda.
The few states that tried to implement reforms in Education discovered they were attempting to drain an ocean with a bucket. Billions have poured into the American University system annually from the Middle East. Qatar has bought hundreds of university chairs.
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The few states that tried to implement reforms in Education discovered they were attempting to drain an ocean with a bucket. Billions have poured into the American University system annually from the Middle East. Qatar has bought hundreds of university chairs.
All of us know Trump is petty, hollow, squalid, rude and callous. We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the White House. We were reminded of that this morning with his ugly comments about Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Asshole! over and over again.
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
All of us know Trump is petty, hollow, squalid, rude and callous. We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the White House. We were reminded of that this morning with his ugly comments about Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Asshole! over and over again.
It is a moronocracy headed by Trump. Are you moron enough to work there?
December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It is a moronocracy headed by Trump. Are you moron enough to work there?
Trump is sicking all the fraudsters on you.
December 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Trump is sicking all the fraudsters on you.
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted David Gentile's Sentence.
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted David Gentile's Sentence.
“Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders,” Pam Bondi elaborated last year. “The military would not carry out a patently unlawful order from the president to kill nonmilitary targets. Indeed, service members are required not to do so.”
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders,” Pam Bondi elaborated last year. “The military would not carry out a patently unlawful order from the president to kill nonmilitary targets. Indeed, service members are required not to do so.”
Venezuela is not a source country for fentanyl going into the United States.
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Venezuela is not a source country for fentanyl going into the United States.
Crisis in the Pentagon: “The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows,are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.”
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Crisis in the Pentagon: “The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows,are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.”
How do you know when Mark Rubio is lying? Hie lips are moving.
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How do you know when Mark Rubio is lying? Hie lips are moving.
It's a good thing President Obama killed Obama bin Laden before Trump could pardon him.
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
It's a good thing President Obama killed Obama bin Laden before Trump could pardon him.
Pete, doing a war crime is a thankless job. Specially the cover up.
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Pete, doing a war crime is a thankless job. Specially the cover up.
Thought for the day: Robots don't pay taxes
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Thought for the day: Robots don't pay taxes
More than 350 Palestinians have died, most of them at the hands of Israeli forces. Israeli authorities continue to restrict the movement of humanitarian aid, so that only a small fraction has been getting in.
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
More than 350 Palestinians have died, most of them at the hands of Israeli forces. Israeli authorities continue to restrict the movement of humanitarian aid, so that only a small fraction has been getting in.
Approximately 31.3% of US workers earn less than $12 an hour, while 43.7% earn less than $15 an hour. This is based on a report by Oxfam America using data from the Economic Policy Institute.
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Approximately 31.3% of US workers earn less than $12 an hour, while 43.7% earn less than $15 an hour. This is based on a report by Oxfam America using data from the Economic Policy Institute.
Hopefully over the next three years, Trump and the MAGA movement implode, pushed to the margin by economic incompetence, corruption and the abuse of power.
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Hopefully over the next three years, Trump and the MAGA movement implode, pushed to the margin by economic incompetence, corruption and the abuse of power.
two dominant wings: “those who want the party to embrace a far-right, illiberal, white or Christian nationalist identity, satisfying the Tucker Carlson-Viktor Orban wing, perhaps with JD Vance as its champion,”
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
two dominant wings: “those who want the party to embrace a far-right, illiberal, white or Christian nationalist identity, satisfying the Tucker Carlson-Viktor Orban wing, perhaps with JD Vance as its champion,”
If Trump holds the Republican Party together through the end of his presidency, Berman continued, “The $64,000 question is what happens when he is gone. It will be difficult for any successor to reproduce his quasi-Leninist control over the party
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If Trump holds the Republican Party together through the end of his presidency, Berman continued, “The $64,000 question is what happens when he is gone. It will be difficult for any successor to reproduce his quasi-Leninist control over the party
Vance, talks in extremely self-righteous terms. Trump is a bully with a certain charm, and Vance is a scold without charm. That’s not appealing.
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Vance, talks in extremely self-righteous terms. Trump is a bully with a certain charm, and Vance is a scold without charm. That’s not appealing.
Vance can’t follow Trump. He’s an ideologue. Trump does whatever he wants, no ideology.
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Vance can’t follow Trump. He’s an ideologue. Trump does whatever he wants, no ideology.
Nobody expected any consistency from Trump. He could put together a very, very contradictory coalition, give them their top issues and call it a day.
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Nobody expected any consistency from Trump. He could put together a very, very contradictory coalition, give them their top issues and call it a day.
None of the Republican contenders who are likely to replace Trump have this cult of personality. JD Vance doesn’t have that. And so they are going to be left with one thing, essentially hatred of t
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
None of the Republican contenders who are likely to replace Trump have this cult of personality. JD Vance doesn’t have that. And so they are going to be left with one thing, essentially hatred of t
Would Vance as presidential nominee rise to the defense of Thiel’s assertion that he “no longer believes that freedom and democracy are compatible,”
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Would Vance as presidential nominee rise to the defense of Thiel’s assertion that he “no longer believes that freedom and democracy are compatible,”
the President does not have the authority to unilaterally strip naturalized citizens of their citizenship. Revoking citizenship, a process called denaturalization, must be done through a judicial process
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 AM
the President does not have the authority to unilaterally strip naturalized citizens of their citizenship. Revoking citizenship, a process called denaturalization, must be done through a judicial process