Category Archives: Conservative Resistance

A Warm Friday Afternoon

Posted on Friday 28 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

For today, several links and comments, and only one quote. About: The Ten Commandments in Texas; The ambitions of powerful men; The potential loss of literacy; Simon Winchester’s book about the transmission of knowledge; Jerry Coyne on Jesus ‘n’ Mo … Continue reading →

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The Relative Risks of Being Alive

Posted on Thursday 27 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

The latest scientific studies of the effects of alcohol have concluded that the best amount of consumption is as little as possible, and how this is best understood through statistics about all kinds of risks; Robert Reich’s take on Trump … Continue reading →

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The Continued Deadly Consequences of the Obsolete Second Amendment

Posted on Sunday 23 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

The latest in the endless commentary about gun violence in the US: items about how America fails the civilization test; how gun violence is worse in Red States (despite what the Republicans say about big Blue cities); and how the … Continue reading →

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Our New Hillside, and the usual political matters

Posted on Friday 21 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

First of all, tree trimmers have been near us for two days, trimming and potentially cutting down the eucalyptus trees on the hillside next to our house. This is welcome news because eucalyptus trees are fire-prone, and because a couple … Continue reading →

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Zbigniew Preisner, and the Daily News

Posted on Thursday 20 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

Some slow thoughtful music, to keep things in perspective, against the daily news. And then daily news about frightened old people using their guns.

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Making the Story Go Away

Posted on Tuesday 18 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

The big news today: Fox News has settled the case brought by Dominion Voting Systems. (Fox News had repeatedly implied that the 2020 election was somehow stolen via manipulation of the voting machines built by Dominion. Without an ounce of … Continue reading →

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Drag, the Abortion Pill, Blue Cities in Red States

Posted on Monday 17 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

Why conservatives are so upset by drag; The Comstock Law, an antiquated precedent conservatives use to justify things they don’t like, like the abortion pill; And how people are fleeing blue states for red states — but into blue cities.

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They Have Always Been With Us

Posted on Sunday 16 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

This is a clever graphic I saw two or three times on Facebook.

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Arguing Styles, Debates, and Winning vs. Being Right

Posted on Friday 14 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve mentioned the book RESPONDING TO THE RIGHT by Nathan J. Robinson a couple times before, and today I want to summarize the gist of the book.

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Conservative Ideology Over Evidence: The Abortion Pills

Posted on Thursday 13 April 2023 by Mark R. Kelly

Several links today to articles on the same topic.

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