Are the “extreme right” running this country? If so, it’s news to me — and probably to them, too. Nevertheless, an old friend declares that the “extreme right” has “manipulated politics so that there is a greater class differential than ever in our history.” Finding his interpretation diametrically opposed to …
I assumed everyone in my world would be just as appalled as I to find that things were not as they seemed. I studied, I amassed facts, I quoted sources, and I lectured. And I got yet another lesson in humility. Instead of applauding my efforts, my family, my friends, …
Liberals and conservatives are often disgusted with one another. No surprise there. But conservatives are literally the more easily disgusted of the two when it comes to such squeamish things as maggots, questionable toilet seats, and the prospect of eating monkey meat. Such sensitivity, it seems, plays a role in …
