Category Archives: Political commentary

Help me understand

Posted on June 11, 2017 by BigBill

I have a fair number of friends who voted for Trump, but when I ask them what prompted their decision I most frequently get “Well, Hillary would have been a disaster.” Setting aside for a moment the state of the … Continue reading →

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How are we doing so far?

Posted on June 9, 2017 by BigBill

We’re well past the current administration’s first 100 days in office. There was a lot of blather about his “accomplishments” (or really, lack thereof) during that period. Of course it’s an arbitrary number and historically pretty meaningless, but for some … Continue reading →

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Can he really be that dumb?

Posted on May 17, 2017 by BigBill

When Dan Quayle was Vice President (under Bush the Elder) he made a number of gaffes that seemed to indicate he was dumb as a post; the most memorable when he “corrected” a sixth grader for misspelling “potato” in a … Continue reading →

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Fact vs ideology

Posted on May 7, 2017 by BigBill

The House Republicans passed their “repeal and replace” bill last Thursday. This is the most current travesty that’s been foisted on the American people since Trump and his band of morons got elected. Their push to eliminate one of Obama’s … Continue reading →

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It’s both worse and better.

Posted on April 6, 2017 by BigBill

Trump and his band of clowns (the scary kind, not the fun type) have been in power for a little over 2 months now and it’s turning out to be both worse and much better than I thought. Worse because … Continue reading →

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Anti-intellectualism

Posted on March 20, 2017 by BigBill

In my last post I explored where I think the current denigration of intellectual rigor may have come from (I think it has its roots in the American rejection of British class distinctions and a more egalitarian, personal-opportunity model). But … Continue reading →

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How did “elite” come to be “elitism”?

Posted on March 15, 2017 by BigBill

I’ve commented in several posts here how concerned I am at what appears to be a devaluing of intellect and the loss of critical thinking skills. These are obviously not the same thing, but I think they are related, and … Continue reading →

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What would it get you to change your mind?

Posted on February 17, 2017 by BigBill

I’ve written a lot here about critical thinking, and how we seem to have lost that facility in our society. Or maybe not lost completely, but it sure seems to be in pretty short supply. It seems to me that … Continue reading →

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I’m with Stupid

Posted on February 9, 2017 by BigBill

I wrote a few posts ago that what made me disheartened with this recent election is the apparent willingness of voters to embrace stupidity and lack of critical thinking, even to the point of making ignorance an asset rather than a liability. I … Continue reading →

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“He will never, ever, let you down.”

Posted on February 3, 2017 by BigBill

At the Republican convention, we heard Trump’s wife Melania say that about her husband in her speech (that, by the way, shamelessly plagiarized Michelle Obama). The full quote from the transcript of her speech is “He will never, ever give … Continue reading →

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