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Romerse Biddle: What happens when 'We the People' have awoken
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (382+ words) As we head into the heart of another election season, there are few issues that seem capable of bringing Democrats, Independents, and Republicans — from across the political spectrum — into near universal agreement: Flock cameras and data centers. In an era…...
Letter: Why work for the king when basic needs can’t be met?
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (148+ words) (Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) People protest the Stratos data center project at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Thursday, May 14, 2026. Tech billionaires buying tropical islands to build their bunker getaways are confident they will safely survive an economic…...
Bullshit is everywhere, and it has consequences
2+ week, 4+ day ago (346+ words) Bullshit may be easy to dismiss, but from politics and gambling to advertising and public relations, it can obscure truth, shape debate and carry serious consequences. Bullshit is not just harmless fun – it has serious consequences for our lives. If…...
Overriding the Will of the People
3+ week, 2+ day ago (371+ words) Local democracy isn’t dead yet, despite all of the threats to it. Calvin Duncan spent twenty-eight years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. “They didn’t check with the city budget division, they didn’t check with the budget director,…...
William Watson:???Free??? but dumb vs. freedom
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (254+ words) As an educated population should understand, controlling prices leads to many bad outcomes. What's our excuse for not knowing that? One of Andy Burnham’s first acts in Boris Johnson’s old job as U.K. prime minister was to cap, Canute-like,…...