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These things are cultural, though not necesarily cultured.

Colorful Speech: We’re Doing This Again?

arkady2022-05-23Culture

So, this weekend it came to light (in a rather dramatic fashion) that some folks think “colored” is a racial slur. Not just problematic, but an actual slur whose use warrants expelling a panelist from a professional conference. That’s gonna…

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Still Going: The Energizer Pandemic

arkady2022-05-18Culture

Even if you follow the news, you might be forgiven for thinking that the SARS-COV-2 pandemic was largely in the past. You’d be wrong, of course. It is still very much with us, and has been growing steadily since (shortly…

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Abortion: Ignoring The Real Problem

arkady2022-05-09Culture Law Politics

Abortion’s legality is not a problem that should be addressed directly; there is an underlying problem that should to be solved instead. At what point does a new human come into existence? For any of you who aren’t familiar with…

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Endemic: Just Another Word For “Giving Up”

arkady2022-02-17Culture

Newsom’s grabbing for the brass ring before the ride stops. Again. Today’s infuriating headline is “California to unveil shift to ‘endemic’ approach to coronavirus“. Endemic. So, for those of you who haven’t been paying attention, “endemic” means accepting the disease…

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Don’t Stop Now: Riding the Pandemic Tiger

arkady2022-02-14Culture

It’s appropriate that we just entered The Year of The Tiger, since apparently a whole lot of folks need reminding about what “riding a tiger” means. ‘He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount’. And he damn well should be. One thing about…

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Just Stop It: This “Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated” Stuff Is Nonsense

arkady2021-07-28Culture

This has been bugging me for a few weeks: Stop calling it a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”; that’s just not true. And it’s not helpful. It’s very much still a pandemic of everyone. First, it’s still a pandemic: That’s the…

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Lowe’s And SARS-Cov-2: Good Policy, Bad Follow-through

arkady2020-09-08Culture

So I was just at the local Lowe’s, because staying properly isolated during a pandemic involves a surprising number of trips to the hardware store on account of all the home-based projects that I’m getting done this summer, and I…

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Good One, Gavin: Now Apologize For Making It Necessary

arkady2020-07-15Culture

So, as Wonkette subtly points out in Gavin Newsom: Better Part Of Valor Is SHUTTING CALIFORNIA THE F*CK BACK DOWN, we’re putting the brakes on our brief dalliance with reopening public gathering places in the midst of a pandemic. So,…

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Just Sayin’: How A Democracy Would Organize Its Military

arkady2020-06-16Culture

Not as a miniature bubble of autocracy, that’s for sure. What sane democracy would centralize its most dangerous weaponry under the control of the citizens least in tune with its societal values? Seriously: the United States’ military as currently constituted…

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Social Distancing: Where There’s A Will …

arkady2020-05-26Culture

Well, that was working for a while. But it’s not anymore. Take a look at the latest chart of cases from my local county: That tells a simple story: things started slowly but we saw the potential and reacted early…

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