Category Archives: Politics

Looking Ahead

I feel as though I’ve said this before, however, the overwhelming problem I see with a two-party system of government is that, in order to have any voice in government, one must align with one party or the other. The … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Our Perception of Reality

All across the world – where such things are permitted – there are demonstrations against the outcome of Tuesday’s election. It came to me that people appear to believe that throwing a hissy actually works, possibly because it has worked … Continue reading

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My Post-Election Rant Regarding Political Engagement

“Every nation gets the government it deserves.” Joseph de Maistre , Correspondance diplomatique, 1811 We live in a democratic republic. People always respond to that by telling me that our government has morphed into something else, but whom do we “blame” … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Where Our Heads Are At

One of the things that I encounter throughout the day now is the near-constant chatter about polls and what they all mean. Of course, this is entirely self-inflicted – if I stopped listening for actual news, I wouldn’t be exposed … Continue reading

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I have questions.

I have no problem whatever engaging in a rational discussion of issues. It clarifies my thinking. I almost always learn something. I have, on occasion, seen the error in my logic and changed my position. We aren’t having many rational … Continue reading

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California Ballot Propositions, the Last 6

I’m going to do these out of order because Propositions 62 and 66 both deal with the death penalty in California. The two propositions are diametrically opposed in their approach with one repealing the death penalty and the other attempting … Continue reading

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California Statewide Propositions – Part 2

Proposition 56 is a hot mess and the only reason I care one way or the other is that it addresses extending tobacco taxes to e-cigarette compounds containing nicotine (which is, after all, the addictive poisonous component of cigarettes). The deal … Continue reading

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Are California Elections Fun or What?!

This will be my second election – not counting primaries – since I came back to California. I don’t recall 2014 having a ballot quite this messy, but California is always interesting for its Propositions. Propositions are a process whereby … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Coexisting With Partisan Politics

I believe that my problem is that in my mind I have conflated two separate processes. I sense that I’m not the only one who has made that error. I’ve been ranting because I would really like the opportunity to … Continue reading

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Pondering American Politics

I lied. I’m going to write some more about Politics, but perhaps not about this particular dysfunctional episode we’re going through. I got onto this track when I noticed that February 5th is the anniversary of the passing of Ronald … Continue reading

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