Throughout my youth and into adulthood I was a proud liberal. At some point that changed. This episode looks at the when and how of a mindful rightward shift.

Links:
Christopher Hitchens on Clintons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlrM0Siszq8&t=322s
Joni Mitchell on vice as chic (@4m24s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3g-Wv-p_ug&t=299s

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Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson took issue with the ongoing racialized antics of the NBA, saying it had turned him and many others off from the sport. Despite the criticisms of people like ESPN commentator and woke shill Jalen Rose, Phil Jackson couldn't have gotten it more right. 

Link re William C. Rhoden and the "activism of denial": https://dimitrigats.com/when-woke-ate-metoo/

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Adam Sandleer was recently honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. When friend and fellow comedian Chris Rock spoke humorously at the award ceremony of "the Jews" it proved troublesome—but not for the reason one might expect. 

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The emergence of ChatGPT raises very serious concerns, not least of which is our habit of being seduced by technology without first asking basic questions about how it will affect us, our children and our society. 

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The Baltimore Orioles, a team that lost 110 games in 2021, will go to the World Series this year. Here's why. 

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The Baltimore Orioles shocked the baseball world last year by nearly making the playoffs (after losing 110 games the year before). This year the shock will be bigger still: They're going to the World Series. 

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In light of the Damar Hamlin tragedy, a moralistic rant, without apologies, on the NFL and our complicity in its ongoing advocacy of life-altering violence.

Blog post titled "Is the NFL Guilty of Sociopathy?"
Brutal hit by Derwin James on Ashton Dulin

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Actor Jonah Hill's film Stutz is an intimate look at his own therapy—and his therapist, Phil Stutz. But for all its benefits, Stutz's tools-laden approach reflects a tendency to bring a "hack" to therapy, and that may have its limitations. 

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Entitlement afflicts not just the Archie Bunker type but most of us. How it manifests (hint: it's built on a demand for justice and fairness) and how to keep it in check. 

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A recent poll has Trump and Biden running neck and neck. For those still considering Trump there's a clear cut reason (as if more were needed) to just say no. 

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