Category Archives: Commentary

Sighing towards Gomorrah

Posted on May 7, 2023 by ksedinger

There’s a particular type of response from Gun Enthusiasts* that you’ll run into each and every time there’s a mass shooting in this country (which means, you can see this response each and every day, if you look for it, … Continue reading →

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Mr. Klepper speaks

Posted on April 24, 2023 by ksedinger

Someone asked Jordan Klepper for his most memorable moment from all of his “Man on the Street” interviews of MAGA types, and his answer gives some fascinating food for thought:  

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Land of the “free”, home of the “brave”

Posted on April 18, 2023 by ksedinger

Land of the free…except for reading what you want to read, teaching your kids what you want to teach, seeking the medical care you and your doctor think you need. Home of the brave…unless you’re a cop who is “frightened … Continue reading →

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Mr. Sorkin

Posted on March 22, 2023 by ksedinger

Apparently Aaron Sorkin suffered a bad stroke recently. I certainly wish him well; despite my litany of issues with his work over the years, he is still responsible for some of the best things I’ve ever seen, and I still … Continue reading →

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Spring forward

Posted on March 11, 2023 by ksedinger

Lord, I hate this crap. That is all.

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It can’t be “common” if nobody has it

Posted on March 3, 2023 by ksedinger

I was reading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Substack the other day–I’ve been enjoying his writing a great deal–and I saw this quote: I have to say: I agree with this whole-heartedly. I’ve hated the phrase “common sense” for years, for the exact … Continue reading →

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President Carter

Posted on February 20, 2023 by ksedinger

I’m sure we all know by now that former President Jimmy Carter is accepting hospice care, rather than continuing to seek treatment for various health issues. Carter is 98 years old; he was elected President over 46 years ago, and … Continue reading →

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On “Phneh” and manufactured outrage

Posted on February 11, 2023 by ksedinger

So, America’s right-wing has been complaining about an AI chat-bot gizmo the last day or two. Why? Because someone got the idea to hit the AI chat-bot gizmo with a hypothetical situation: there’s a ticking time bomb and when it … Continue reading →

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First They Came: Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posted on January 27, 2023 by ksedinger

(via) Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. And while our memories should be of all the lives snuffed out, and the loss to humanity when someone decided that these six million here, these millions of others there could be done without, … Continue reading →

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MLK

Posted on January 16, 2023 by ksedinger

This is our hope. This is the hope and conviction that all men of goodwill live by. It is… the conviction that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that the whole cosmic universe has spiritual control. It is, therefore, … Continue reading →

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