Much of what our society frames as tolerance in political discourse is infantilizing nonsense. It is not actually respectful to treat people like children, to sit silently as they deny or obfuscate the consequences of their actions, to allow ill-formed or selfish intentions to weigh heavier than results. Adults ought to own what they believeContinue reading “Where We’re Going, Where We’ve Been”
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The Herd
The Maine presidential primary, which I mentioned in an earlier post, will be held on March 3, Super Tuesday. There’s another issue on the statewide ballot for Maine voters that day, one that honestly matters a lot more than who will get a slightly larger percentage of the state’s small delegate count. I’m referring toContinue reading “The Herd”