Day: February 21, 2022

Quotes of the Day: Presidents Day with Washington and Lincoln

On By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, Culture, Education, government, History, Law and Justice, literature, Politics in the Age of Obama, Progressive "Thought"2 Comments

Today is a holiday to celebrate the birthdays of two of the greatest presidents in the 250-year history of the United States of America.  Just so it's not reduced to a simple day off from work, here are some quotes from both presidents. Washington Said: If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and …

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Masking Children is Child Abuse

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Much of the detrimental effects of wearing a mask around others is social.  This is much more harmful to children, since their social development depends in large part on seeing and interpreting facial expressions of their parents and other adults; and of their friends and schoolmates.  The past two years of Covid madness have adversely …

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