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How It Happened…

This is what is happening has happened… [2:23] Stella Carlson: Trump Agents Played With Alex Pretti’s Body COOPER: One of the things that’s shocking about the number of shots is that the last five shots or so are actually from a distance where he appears already lying on the ground, not moving. Do you remember that? Again, this […]

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A Brief Tribute to Morgan Spurlock

When a man like Morgan Spurlock dies, those of us who remain living can rest assured he will be missed, regardless of how well-liked or known he was…

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When Will The Bloodletting End…?

While America is otherwise indisposed, pathological opportunists in positions of power make decisions harmful to us all.

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Merry Christmas
To All…

Christmas is often a time of reflection, and this year is in that sense perhaps no different. May we pause, consider the ‘state of the Union,’ and respond accordingly…

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Words To Live By

Who doesn’t love a good slogan, adage, ‘ism,’ ‘quote-of-the-day,’ and so forth…? The Bible is an inexhaustible well of wise aphorisms. Here are a few of my personal favorites…

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How to Fix Congress

Earlier this week, I figured out how to ‘fix’ Congress! Here’s my simple three-step plan, to end the nonsense in Congress, and immediately weed out the chaff…

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Obsession Gate

Democrats can’t stop obsessing, and it makes one wonder; what’s really on their minds? I remember Andrew Breitbart describing the situation with Anthony Weiner as seemingly innocuous initially, only to discover there was a great deal more to the Freudian story. I wonder if the same wouldn’t be found to be true in this case […]

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COVID-19 Q&A

Follow the science… Science-based, data-driven… It’s all about saving lives… We’ve all heard the slogans and catch phrases. I’m still wondering; if it’s all about ‘saving lives’ then why are abortion clinics considered “essential services”?12 Who’s the voice of advocacy for all those unborn children? After all, isn’t it #TheirBodyTheirChoice? I digress… There are thought-provoking […]

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Fool Me Not

There’s an old saying in Tennessee—I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, ‘Fool me once, shame on…shame on you. Fool me—you can’t get fooled again.’ George W. Bush, ‘Bushism’ Nashville, Tennessee (September 17, 2002) How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work […]

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Liars Figure…

Figures Don’t Lie, But Liars Do Figure The old saying is that “figures will not lie,” but a new saying is “liars will figure.” It is our duty, as practical statisticians, to prevent the liar from figuring; in other words, to prevent him from perverting the truth, in the interest of some theory he wishes […]