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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1924 )

• Unicorns Exist ! (At Least They Do in French)

  

  Imagine my surprise when I see that the President of France talking about increasing the number of unicorns in France. Is it April First? Nope, your French... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Let's Do Malcolm X's Birthday Instead of MLK!

  

  Malcolm X, who became El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, is a very interesting person to me. He should have told the teacher who said he shouldn't be a lawyer, that he... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Just When You Thought It Was Safe...

  

  I was going through the French press and saw a headline about "duck bill masks" ("bec de canard") and wanted to find out if the term was slang. You are... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Aux Armes, Citoyens!

  

  Imagine my surprise seeing this headline in Le Figaro after listening to gun nuts extol how the US is the beacon of "gun rights" and gun ownership. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What Are You Doing on Social Media? Why Are You There?

  

  I've been wanting to do a post on this topic for a really long time since I find it amusing how most of the right wingers are paranoid about their government,... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Je Suis Nouvellement Vacciné

  

  Je suis récemment vacciné et cette chanson m'a traversé ma tête. Changez "Je suis un noyé assassiné" en "je suis nouvellement vacciné" et rendez les autres... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2022 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Could Carnival Over Take the Mummers?

  Serious question since the Philadelphia Mummer tradition owes a lot to Carnival. Carnival being: Carnival is a Western Christian festive season that occurs... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What You Miss by Being Monolingual.

  

  The US really doesn't have much in the way of a balanced media. So, it was really refreshing to see this interview with John McWhorter in L'Express:... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Kwanzaa, Odunde, and What's That Other One. Oh, Yeah, Juneteenth: Reprise

  I'm sure that people are saying I am a racist because of these posts since they go against what we are told about how race relations SHOULD be in the US. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Ann Coulter on Kwanzaa

  This "holiday" would probably have blown by me except one e-mail came with "What Kwanzaa Means to Black Americans—Now Always" in its contents. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• How Can You Have a World's Series with Only One Or Two Countries Participating?

  

  There is a plaque commemorating the US High Speed Rail pioneers at Princeton Junction, one of them was my step-father. The US could have rail service like this... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Move on--Nothing to Be Seen Here...

  

  Nothing like watching Fox News and being told about some péché mortale done by the "Democratic" party. Or the reverse on MSNBC, that is the "Republican" party i... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Not Sure Why I Am Thinking About Firearms Proof Marks

  British and European firearms have been subjected to something called proof testing to ensure they won't blow up on the user. From the Firearms History,... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Kwanzaa, Odunde, and What's That Other One. Oh, Yeah, Juneteenth

  The problem with people who have slave ancestors is that they have no real idea of where they came from short of getting their DNA sequenced: and I'm sure the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It Takes Two Parties to Gerrymander

  

  I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that Le Monde would blame the Republicans for the problems in US politics, while not criticising Joe Biden (Le sommet pour... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Domestic Violence, Gun Regulation, and Yet Another Reason That "Gun Rights" is...

  One of the many reasons I don't identify with people in the US who like to claim they are "conservative" is that they aren't. There are a lot of issues with Kyl... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• What If Gaige Grosskreutz Had Killed Kyle Rittenhouse?

  Would all the people who are happy that the shooter in this incident managed to be acquitted? Would Grosskreutz have been acquitted had he shot Rittenhouse? Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Would the Conservatives Who Are Praising Kyle Rittenhouse Have Supported the...

  Fair question--especially given that the British were technically the people charged with preserving the peace at the time. Not to mention it seems that the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Defund the Police, Get a Kyle Rittenhouse

  Art. 12. La garantie des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen nécessite une force publique : cette force est donc instituée pour l'avantage de tous, et non pour... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why I Don't Regret Leaving Facebook

  

  And why I think the Tech Giants should be heavily regulated.Actually my list is probably as long as the attached photo of Le Monde's coverage of this issue: if... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2021 DEBATE, SOCIETY