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Free to Agree With Me: Cancel Culture and Freedom of Expression

Bottom line, opinions and ideas that make sense will, eventually, slip past the censors. So will those that don’t make sense. I prefer not being protected from cartoons. Continue reading →

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Hamas, Harvard, Ukraine and Alaska Air: Looking for a Bright Side 

All is not right with the world. But all is not wrong, either. Take Sunday night’s air disaster that didn’t happen, for example. Alaska Air 2059 An off-duty pilot, riding in the cockpit’s jump seat, achieved momentary fame by trying … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis and an Open Catholic Church

On his way back from World Youth Day in Lisbon, Pope Francis said that folks who aren’t perfect can be Catholics. Since he was a tad more specific in how he expressed the idea, we got headlines like this: “Pope … Continue reading →

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Shylock, Salanio, Shakespeare, and Stage Stereotypes

On this date in 1598 William Shakespeare submitted “The Merchant of Venice” to the authorities. The play was entered in the Stationers’ Register as “The Marchaunt of Venyce or otherwise called The Jewe of Venyce”. Before I say anything else, … Continue reading →

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Storytelling, Imaginary Worlds and Being Human

Storytelling is a very “human” thing. But not all of us are storytellers. And some of us don’t even care for reading stories. Which is just as well, since we’re not supposed to be all alike. “Fiction is Lies” Most … Continue reading →

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