"Privilege" in society comes in many forms. "Privilege" is when special accommodations are made for someone due to some specific factor, an assumption of entitlement - it's not an easy definition to spell out, actually, because there's rarely anything overt about it, the privilege is assumed because of (insert factor here). Mind you, "Privilege" is … Continue reading Smollett and the Power of Privilege
Category: Asshattery
Single-Payer Health Insurance
I'm home sick from work, and just had a WTF moment. I read an interview with this self-proclaimed "tax guy" who's figured out how to pay for single-payer healthcare. Which isn't healthcare, but I'll let that slide for the moment. While he's got some tax-reform ideas that are worthy of consideration, he otherwise doesn't have … Continue reading Single-Payer Health Insurance
Jussie Smollett
Well, how's this for a starter? A hate crime, complete with MAGA hats and racial epithets, gay slurs and a noose. Not unlike a pre-Civil-Rights-era lynching. Except it's pretty certain now that it didn't happen. Apparently, victim Smollett is actually mastermind Smollett. There still needs to be a trial – or a confession, which is … Continue reading Jussie Smollett