Now the echo chamber resounds with the idea that no matter what he does, POTUS will still be called an asshole by the hardcore critics. The buzz around the Puerto Rico rescue effort is an example.
Category: Nobody Asked, But
Anders Chydenius
Years ago, when I first signed up for Facebook, as I recall, there was an opportunity to establish a nom de guerre. So I chose Anders Chydenius. Despite this boost in exposure, he has remained obscure to this day.
Baby Boom Bubble
A friend pointed out that everything the U. S. Government touches turns into a bubble. I was part of one this week when I had cataract surgery on my right eye. I’ll be back for the other in several weeks. I am part of a giant crop.
libertarian + voluntaryist + individualist …
I cannot be pegged by the 3 labels above, however, because, to paraphrase Walt Whitman, I contain multitudes. Each individual is the only one of her kind in all the universes.
Reliable Sources
Where do you go to get reliable accounts of news, weather, and sports? I recently surveyed my students in 4 computer literacy classes regarding this information. On reviewing the results, I stressed to them that a “good” source was no better than its reliability, and furthermore its alignment with the goals of the seeker.
Yellowstone
I see that the world, regardless of the natural effects of humans, proceeds in a way that is nearly oblivious to our small presence. Does the Earth care who is POTUS today, or what he may do with regard to the Paris Accord?
Things I Do
Friends and I meet monthly, and we call ourselves, informally, the logic group. The inevitable question came up but what do you do about it? I begin to make a mental list of things I do.
Academia
I must admit that I am a college faculty member. Worse yet, I work as an adjunct instructor for a state-funded community/technical system of colleges. But let me hasten to add that there are many independent thinkers among my colleagues. The wrong-headedness that rolls out from campuses is the work of a small part of Academia.
Cover Your Ass
First, Mitch McConnell made a speech criticizing POTUS, then POTUS tweeted some insults directed toward Majority Leader McConnell. This is an elaborate dance. Now both POTUS and MLOTSOTUS have reciprocal excuses. Congress is not moving efficiently and effectively.
Make Haste, Waste, Confusion
I know this POTUS needs a fence post in the ground. Without one, he will never have more, he will repair no fences. But his tweetstorm admonitions for speed are counterproductive. What is he, a muleskinner?