Seeking the wisdom of the past to explain the present…
| News Headline | Wisdom (from the Ages) |
|---|---|
| Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs’ show; pro-Trump host not expected to be back on air. (LA Times) | The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy: the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. — JK Galbraith |
| Trump’s attempts to overturn the election have cost taxpayers more than $519 million so far, Washington Post finds. (Business Insider) | “He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don’t let that fool you. He really is an idiot.” ― Groucho Marx |
| (Rep. Marjorie Taylor) Greene apologizes to GOP colleagues — and gets standing ovation. (The Hill) | “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” ― Albert Einstein |
| ‘No regrets’: Evangelicals and other faith leaders still support Trump after deadly US Capitol attack. (USA Today) | “We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid.” ― Christopher Hitchens |
| Poll: 64 percent of GOP voters say they would join a Trump-led new party (The Hill) | “The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” H.L. Mencken |
| Supreme Court Rules Against Calif., Doubles Down On Religious Rights Amid Pandemic (NPR) | Nowadays, science provides better and more consistent answers, but people will always cling to religion, because it gives comfort, and they do not trust or understand science.—-Stephen Hawking |
| 2 more Trump supporters who took a private jet to Washington, DC, have been charged in the Capitol riot. (Business Insider) | “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” ― George Carlin |
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