We have a slavish and comical dedication to big business. Their shills have told us for countless years they need considerable regulatory space and low taxes to create the kinds of innovations that can make society more efficient, our lives easier, and as an added benefit make the world a better place; whatever that means. Continue reading Volume X – January 2021
Words and phrases, continuously repeated, achieve two opposite ends – establishing a desired perception and stripping them of original meaning. As long as I can remember the political right has called the political left socialists, communists, and everything red in between. Continue reading Pot See Kettle
Over the last few weeks there has been a long line of mostly obscure public officials taking the COVID vaccine to instill confidence in the thing we’ve been hoping and waiting for the last nine months. One can’t help but wonder what these performative gestures are meant to accomplish. Continue reading Performative Gestures
The Shopkeeper always knew a month in advance how many cruise ships would be docking on a given day. It was a constant source of gossip amongst her circle of friends – the size of the ship, country of origin, length of stay. Continue reading Caribbean Isle Notes #1
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