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Our Hypocrisy is Not Like Theirs, Part 15: The Deficit

Posted on November 27, 2017 by a1skeptic

Loyal readers of the Blog will have noticed that I haven’t posted anything in weeks. Honestly, in this day and age, I don’t really know what to say anymore. We are living in such an alternate reality at this moment … Continue reading →

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Here we go again with the Republicans on Health Care

Posted on May 4, 2017 by a1skeptic

Here we go again on health care. Today the Republicans will try again to engross a ‘repeal and replace’ of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare).  Not because there is anything seriously wrong with Obamacare. Certainly nothing that couldn’t be … Continue reading →

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There isn’t much point to trying to block the nomination of Neil Gorsuch

Posted on February 2, 2017 by a1skeptic

There will be a lot of effort expended over the next several weeks to thwart Neil Gorsuch’s appointment as the next Justice of the United States Supreme Court. It will be wasted effort, just like most of the effort to … Continue reading →

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Our Hypocrisy is not like Theirs, Parts 12 & 13.

Posted on January 5, 2017 by a1skeptic

After posting rather furiously in the months leading up to the November election, I’ve only posted twice in December. Really, I don’t know what to say anymore. Every once in a while I stop and think about the fact that … Continue reading →

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What to say in this period of mind-numbing absurdity?

Posted on December 13, 2016 by a1skeptic

After a fall of writing a lot of articles during the election season, hoping to help galvanize and motivate the left, I’ve run out of things to say. Not because there aren’t things to say. There are a lot of … Continue reading →

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Arlie Russel Hochschild and the Analogy of Cutting in Line

Posted on October 19, 2016 by a1skeptic

In the last decade there have been a spate of books examining the question of why conservatives so often seem to vote against their own economic interest. “What’s the Matter with Kansas” and “Deer Hunting with Jesus” are excellent examples … Continue reading →

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Why does everything stick to Hillary, and nothing to the Donald?

Posted on October 3, 2016 by a1skeptic

I’ve been thinking about Hillary a lot and why I like her but don’t love her. It seems that a lot of people that I know feel that way. I’ve also been thinking about why everything seems to stick to … Continue reading →

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The conflicts of interest involving the Clinton Foundation (or Our Hypocrisy is not Like Theirs, Part 11)

Posted on August 29, 2016 by a1skeptic

Longtime readers of the blog know that we have a series here that we like to call “Our Hypocrisy is not Like Theirs.” It’s time for part 11 of that series. If you’ve been following the news lately you know … Continue reading →

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The Bush-RNC Email Scandal, or Our Hypocrisy is not Like Theirs, Part 10 Continued

Posted on August 11, 2016 by a1skeptic

A few days ago I was discussing the “controversy” around Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, and how hypocritical the Republican reaction has been. I pointed out that: Colin Powell also used … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Email Server, or Our Hypocrisy is not like Theirs, Part 10

Posted on August 9, 2016 by a1skeptic

There’s a famous saying that goes “Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean that they’re not out to get me.”[1] When it comes to Hillary Clinton, this could serve as her personal motto. Yesterday we looked at the issue of the … Continue reading →

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