The dais of discontent

As images of Trump supporters violently attempting to take control of the government by force started appearing on Twitter, the symbolism of the moment became painfully clear. https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1346906369232920576 Soon, other images appeared. A guy carrying the Confederate flag (also a flag used by German neo-Nazis since the swastika is outlawed in that country) into the …

Do your own fact checking in five steps

...there are a few simple things you can do – call it personal due diligence – before posting information on your own channels

Insidious ageism affects us all

There's no discrimination as widespread as ageism. Even sexism and racism can't claim to affect as many people as does ageism. We're all subject to the unfairness of ageist stereotyping simply because as we move through the phases of our lives, we can't escape the aging process. We are all young, and as long as …

Net worth does not equal net value

Once, very briefly, my net worth was calculated at more than one million dollars. Together with my ex-husband, we owned three homes, vacationed in the Bahamas and drove a Porsche. At the peak of my earning curve, I brought in more money in one month than some people earn in an entire year. I had …

The elevation of lying

“All the lies — I can't even keep them straight in my head any more.” These are the words of Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston in the television drama, "Breaking Bad." White's character is a teacher turned meth dealer whose life becomes one big illusion after he is diagnosed with lung cancer. The show has received widespread …

Miss Cranky Pants: Money For Nothing

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.  There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.  ~J.C. Watts How stupid do the Tories think we are? Taking payment for a committee that never meets is …