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Sports as an opiate for the masses
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Sports are like religion: an opiate for the masses. They distract people from political engagement. I don’t understand why people “root” for a team. Why should Seattle’s team be better than any other city’s team? And why should residents here take pride in victories? Sports must exploit some deep-seated need of humans to belong and […]
About the war in Afghanistan, from "The Operators" by Michael Hastings
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In The Operators: the wild and terrifying inside story of America’s war in Afghanistan, war journalist Michael Hastings describes the self-inflicted downfall of General Stan McChrystal and the quagmire of the war in Afghanistan. Hastings was working for Rolling Stone, and McChrystal and his staff, who tended to treat McChrystal as a rock star, thought […]
Hey Gov. Inslee and legislators, give us huge tax breaks or we're all leaving!
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Actually, the above image could be misinterpreted as implying that I think taxes are too high. In other words, the above image might be used by right wingers. But my meaning is: Washington State’s taxes are already perhaps the most regressive in the nation. So the Governor and legislators shouldn’t be giving tax breaks to […]