Koch and his right-wing supporters are operating a long-term plan to eliminate public schools and replace it with "whatever education you can afford."

Americans use to believe that a well-educated citizenry was crucial for good government, and establishing good public schools was fundamental to that.

Unfairness in access to medical care in the US was so great, before the pandemic, that "going back to normal" is not a good goal.

*The Tennessee Department of "Safety and Homeland Security" kept secret files on civil rights protesters, as if they were some sort of threat to society.*

(satire) *Real Estate Developers Decide Colorful Bench Enough To Deem Area "Arts District."*

Daniel L Davis, formerly a US Lieutenant Colonel who served in Afghanistan, writes that it was clear 10 years ago that the Afghan government forces had no chance of defeating the Taliban, and the US military and government persistently covered this up.