The ornery ramblings of a former political science professor turned author
Childhood is filled with rhymes and jingles that are easily remembered and designed to help us grow a sense of self-confidence. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is one. The other that’s been running through my mind recently is “I am rubber, you are glue. Everything you say bounces off me and sticks to you.” Both of these little jingles should be kept firmly in mind these days.
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You will be made to fear is the mantra we’ve been living with for almost a year now. But I say, don’t be afraid, be a happy warrior. Laugh at the fear, laugh at those who want you to live in fear, and laugh at those who peddle the fear (right after you yell at them for peddling baseless fears).
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Glenn Reynolds, a.k.a. Instapundit writes a regular column for USA Today. This week, for the first time, USA Today refused to run his column. He posted it in its entirety on Instapundit and it’s also now up at PJ Media. Because censorship is vile and must be fought at every turn, I am also reposting Glenn’s column below. As Mr. Universe said in Firefly, “You can’t stop the signal, Mal.” Keep the signal going.
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