Cedar Writes

Tag: corruption

  • Trust and Misgivings

    Trust and Misgivings

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    I just got home from voting. For the first time in my adult memory, I’m not wearing my sticker. I have mixed feelings about today. I’m not political. I work hard at that, sometimes. It’s so tempting.. but then I look up, from the local folks who are trying to keep the town we live…

  • This Puppy has been Muzzled

    This Puppy has been Muzzled

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    The fiasco that was the Hugo Awards last night made a deep impression on me. I’ve never been of the establishment, although I had friends and acquaintances in it. As a fan, I naively thought the Hugo Awards were worth saving. There was a story on the news not too long ago about a dog…

  • Essay, Links, and Errata

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    Riding the Raid So as you may or may not know, I am a member of the Raiding Party. Which means I post once a month over at Sarah Hoyt’s blog, and under her blog are the Huns, commenting. Hence Raiding Party for those of us who regularly guest there. I tend to write a…

  • Beyond Echo Chambers to the Screaming Mob

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    This is the byproduct of a conversation with the First Reader about the events of the day. We did something that ought to be empowering and satisfying, and both of us were happy, in a way, to have done it. We went and voted. Not together, schedules didn’t allow. But when we had a moment…

  • Redefining Poverty

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    This is a continuation of the thoughts I began in last week’s post on Ebola, which was really more about people, and I continue here, with one more at some point this week (or next) to wrap up my ramblings. By the way, if you are worried about Ebola bringing on a pandemic, I urge…