False Accusations

Recently, Citizen Tom decided to dissect a post of mine. I could respond, but I don’t feel the impetus. He has his views across a series of subjects, I have mine, and we’ll end up talking past each other. There’s little point in furthering such conversations. What I did note was the spurious, dishonest claim […]

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Where I Stand… Taxation and Wealth

Recently, I’ve been engaged in something of a debate with Citizen Tom, via the comments on a post of mine here. Whilst the post related to immigration (and how the Tories use immigration as a scare tactic and distraction), the comments soon spun off to other, semi-related topics (as comments are want to do). Tom […]

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Writing Prompts: Tantrum

This prompt comes from an old WordPress Daily Post idea, and I thought it might be interesting to explore. When we hear the word ‘tantrum’, I’d wager most of us think of an angry, stroppy child, throwing their toys out of the pram, or rolling on the floor of a shop, beating their tiny fists […]

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Books and the Ban

The US State of Florida has recently seen the introduction of HB 1647, better regarded as a measure designed to remove various books from school libraries. We are told these measures are to protect children, but protect them from what? Books like The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (which is meant to be a challenging, […]

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Writing Prompts: A “No Bull” Promise

The hint for this prompt is: Don’t beat around the bush. Write a post that promises zero filler and zero pulled punches. And then deliver on the promise. Interesting. I’m going to fail, and I know that. I am already ‘beating around the bush’. However, in terms of not pulling punches, I can certainly deliver […]

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Hypocrisy

Lately, across a couple of different topics, I’ve felt the growing urge to address what I consider to be the hypocrisy of Christian institutions in the USA. In particular, there is the stance on abortion, and the stance on education. There are several overlapping fields here, so bear with me. Sex One argument I have […]

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Another Day, Another Shooting

My friend Bruce Gerencser has put together a detailed examination of the problem of gun violence, and some interesting thoughts on what to do about it. It’s worth a read. https://brucegerencser.net/2023/02/another-day-another-school-massacre-2/

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