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Opinion
They Were Bad. He May Be Worse.
The best way to evaluate President Trump’s first year in office is to compare him not with the great presidents but with the worst.
" Mr. Trump’s first year has been an unremitting
parade of disgraces that have demeaned him as well as the dignity of his
office, and he has shown that this is exactly how he believes he should
govern.
Most
important, he is the first president to fail to defend the nation from
an attack on our democracy by a hostile foreign power — and to resist
the investigation of that attack. He is the first to enrich his private
interests, and those of his family, directly and openly.
He is the first president to denounce the press not simply as unfair but as “the enemy of the American people.”
He is the first to threaten his defeated political opponent with
imprisonment. He is the first to have denigrated friendly countries and
allies as well as a whole continent with racist vulgarities.
George
Washington warned that the actions of a president “may have great and
durable consequences from their having been established at the
commencement of a new general government.” If history is any guide —
especially in light of the examples closest to his, of Buchanan and
Andrew Johnson — Mr. Trump’s first year portends a very unhappy ending.
Sean Wilentz, a professor of history at Princeton, is author of the forthcoming “No Property in Man.”"
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Business Day
Executive Behind Facebook’s China Charm Campaign Is Out
Facebook’s lead liaison with Beijing has left the company without getting the social network access to China’s huge internet market.China follows a mercantile system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism
Our best approach is teaching the dark web and powerful encryption.
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Opinion
We Need Bodice-Ripper Sex Ed
Romance novels taught me that sexual pleasure was something women could not just hope for but insist upon.
"But
when you don’t know how to ask, when you can’t bring yourself to tell,
when you don’t possess the language with which to talk about desire,
that’s when you can end up with crossed wires, missed signals, mixed
messages, a guy who goes to sleep thinking, “That was fun!” and a girl
who goes home crying in an Uber.
If
we want men and women equally empowered to form real connections, to
talk, honestly and openly about who they are and what they want, there
are worse places to start than curling up with a good book."
Talk helps.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Admin
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Opinion
Donald Trump and His Work Wives
What does Hope Hicks do, exactly? Vast amounts of emotional labor.Donald Trump is abusive.
People knew that before his election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome
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World
China Rights Lawyer Detained After Posting Pro-Democracy Appeal
Yu Wensheng, a prominent lawyer and activist, was detained in Beijing walking his son to school, days after his license to practice law was suspended.China may be a democracy without the rule of law.
Yu Wensheng must leave China.
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Style
Here’s How to Deal With Men (Thwack!)
This former dominatrix is teaching women tools to confront harassment and sexist behavior.Deal with things one question at a time.
Kasia Urbaniak is doing the world a service.
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U.S.
Government Shutdown Begins as Budget Talks Falter in Senate
Senators from both parties were scrambling for a new deal to reopen the government quickly, possibly just hours after the midnight deadline passed.The government shutdown will continue.
The Republican party is not trusted.
A clean bill is minimal.
Unconditional surrender is better.
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Sports
Roy Halladay’s Autopsy Indicates Presence of 3 Drugs When He Died in Plane Crash
The Tampa Bay Times reported that an autopsy released on Friday showed that Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, had evidence of amphetamine, morphine and an insomnia drug in his system.The drug load is suspicious.
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Real Estate
A Hissing Radiator and Sleepless Nights
If the radiator hisses so loudly you can’t sleep, does the landlord have to fix it?Yes.
It will be faster and cheaper to go to the hardware store or plumbing supply.
A bronze sponge tied over the offending vent will muffel it some.
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