Posts by Robert Harrington
Coincidence?
Of all the beliefs of conspiracy theorists perhaps the most bewildering is their disavowal of coincidences. Comment sections of articles, memes and even physical posters on actual walls declare their ignorance to the world with the words, “I don’t believe in coincidences,” or, “There’s no such thing as a coincidence.” Sometimes it’s expressed with the…
Read MoreAbout that “insurrection” charge…
So much for the party of limited government
Draw the line
Those of us ethically devoted to the First Amendment and morally constrained from interfering with it have a dilemma. At what point is the MAGA message too toxic and too corrupting to repeat? Where and how should we draw the line, and is it anti-democratic or anti-free speech to draw any line at all? It…
Read MoreDefending reality
Behold the fool
I don’t know of any polite way to put this or who needs to hear it, so I’m just going to come right out and say it. There is nothing — absolutely nothing — that says temperatures on earth have to be survivable by human beings. There are no cosmic rheostats controlling maximum highs and…
Read MoreDonald Trump just unwittingly spoke the truth for once
Donald Trump, narcissist
Cognitive dissonance
Last night my wife and I watched (for the second or third time) the Steven Spielberg film “The Post” with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks. Set in 1971, the film depicts the true story of attempts by The Washington Post to publish the notorious Pentagon Papers, a set of classified documents regarding America’s shameful 20-year…
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