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John Michael continues his series Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise, reflecting on life and people encountered, writes about the misuse of medications in state facilities.
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The old rule is that politics and religion should never mix. Recent developments, however, state otherwise, and this goes for the electorate, too.
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Terry Waite and John McCarthy were hostages subject to confinement and dehumanizing barbarity. While our situation is nowhere near that, their coping strategies can make it a little easier.
What About Whataboutism? The Other Epidemic Gripping the World
Paul Gregoire
“Whataboutism” may be an old communist misinformation tactic, but it is a valuable tool to bludgeon another in an internet argument.
U.S. Intelligence: If Trump Wins, Russia Did It; If Biden Wins, It Was China and Iran
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James Jay Edwards reviews Uncle Peckerhead, a punk horror-comedy written and directed by Matthew John Lawrence, and a perfect midnight movie.
Time Capsule 2017: Concerning Gord: My Trip to Carolina to Meet a Trumpite
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Travel back to 2017. Just prior to Trump’s inauguration, Jordan King-Lacroix met Gord, a man who represents the backbone of the 45th Presidency. Desperate for change. Desperate to be right.
Pandemic Diaries: Karma Police
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Linda Rand with her next Pandemic Diaries installment “Karma Police,” recalls a night while bartending, running into someone she remembers and how things have shifted.
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27% of American jobs lost in April were in hospitality. As a country with a proud coffee culture, the future could be very different indeed.
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Book Review: Born to Be Public by Greg Mania
Joseph Edwin Haeger reviews Born to Be Public by Greg Mania. (CLASH Books)
Politics
What About Whataboutism? The Other Epidemic Gripping the World
“Whataboutism” may be an old communist misinformation tactic, but it is a valuable tool to bludgeon another in an internet argument.
Lifestyle
Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise XXXVI: Pursuing Some Kind of Success
John Michael continues his series Life Is a Sweet, Tender Bruise, reflecting on life and people encountered, writes about the misuse of medications in state facilities.
Science
The Age of Information Is Pushing Us to Ignorance, but We Have the Power to Resist
In the age of limitless knowledge, we’ve chosen ignorance. I don’t blame us, we recoil at the sheer weight of it. But there is a way to escape this information overload.
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