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Why I Will Still (Reluctantly) Vote for Trump

Published on October 16, 2016 By sirrahc

“[W]e do not have the choice to vote for [some] ideal candidate but only for the real ones that are on the ticket. In an ideal world this would not happen, but we do not live in an ideal world…. [W]e can only choose the best one available, not the best one conceivable. And as […]

Obama: Dispassionate Academic with Delusions of Grandeur

Published on December 16, 2012 By sirrahc

It is one thing to be extremely knowledgeable and/or talented and to “know it” — that is, adopt a cockiness or snobbishness as a result. At least there is a valid basis for the feeling of superiority, however annoying and insensitive it may be. It is another thing to find yourself in a position of […]