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Believe Me, I’m Telling You the Truth!

By Jim Bauman January 1, 2024Opinions and EditorialsMajorities, Majority Rule, Opinion, Political Truth

Some thoughts on truth and believability, which are not the same thing. Truth can be slippery and discerning it can take some effort on the reader's or listener's part. It's as easy to be deceived as to be enlightened.

Is the Majority Always Wrong?

By Jim Bauman December 23, 2023Opinions and EditorialsAnti-Democracy, Democracy, Majority Rule, Mark Twain, Minority Rule

Mark Twain had no trust or love for majority rule, but since our country is supposedly democratic, how does that mistrust of majority rule align with what kind of country the US wants to be? There's a lot of anti-democratic feelings boiling up in the country now.