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Something for Friday: Farewell, Cassini

The Cassini mission has ended with the space probe’s final plunge into the Saturnian atmosphere. We learned a great deal from Cassini — and we will continue to do so as more and more analysis of its data is done … Continue reading

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Sixteen years….

I wrote this story not long after the events of 9-11-01. It is not the story I would write today. How could it be? I was on the cusp of turning thirty, and at that point the scope of an … Continue reading

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On Immigration

As His Malevlonece, Mr. Trump, the President, is preparing to enforce an immigration policy that only a person who thinks that America is at its best a “Whites Only” club could love, here are my thoughts on immigration. I believe … Continue reading

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2017: Year of the American Nazis

I don’t have anything eloquent or insightful to say on the subject, but I feel that I should say this: to hell with the white-supremacist Nazi subculture that is thriving in my country today, and to hell with anyone who … Continue reading

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A Guide to Making Good Life Choices

Whenever you are confronted by an ambiguous choice in life, ask yourself this simple question: Will my decision make Mitch McConnell make THIS face? If yes, then do that!

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Two Hundred Forty One

I’m not going to lie, folks: it feels different this year. But this is still America and it’s still my home. Happy Birthday, America. (Even if my current relationship status with you is set to "It's complicated.") — Kelly Sedinger … Continue reading

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Larry Havers, 1946-1967

Fourteen years ago I wrote the following on Memorial Day, and I wanted to revisit it. It’s about the Vietnam Veteran whose name I remember, despite the fact that I had no relation to him and clearly never knew him, … Continue reading

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In memory of those who paid

An annual repost. Know, all who see these lines, That this man, by his appetite for honor, By his steadfastness, By his love for his country, By his courage, Was one of the miracles of the God. — Guy Gavriel … Continue reading

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Come on, ONE of you has gotta go!

This United Airlines fiasco is quite the thing, from the bizarre legality of a business being allowed to sell more of a product than it can actually provide (most other businesses would be accused of fraud if they tried that), … Continue reading

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