All posts by Chuck Fager
Why No Plural “You” in English? Blame It On Quakers?? John McWhorter Says No, Y’all . . .
NOTE: Besides being a columnist for the New York Times, John McWhorter is also a professor of linguistics, and a survivor of some years in a Friends school. He also publishes an online “newsletter,” in which these observations appeared for thy edification. Why doesn’t English have a plural ‘you’? By John McWhorter Fish don’t know … Continue reading Why No Plural “You” in English? Blame It On Quakers?? John McWhorter Says No, Y’all . . .
Gwynne Dyer on Possible Bibi Comeback & What’s Next
Gwynne Dyer: Israel: Yet Another Election From The Portugal News By Gwynne Dyer, in Opinion · Oct. 27, 2022 Israeli voters are indefatigable. The election on November 1st will be the fifth in just three-and-a-half years, and yet the turnout is still likely to be around 70%. That’s especially remarkable because all five elections … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer on Possible Bibi Comeback & What’s Next
The U. S. Higher Ed Crisis: How it Happened, How to Fix It
CNBC- PERSONAL FINANCE How college became so expensive, and how we can turn it around, according to a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist PUBLISHED THU, OCT 27 2022 Annie Nova@ANNIEREPORTER KEY POINTS How college became so expensive, and its consequences on families and U.S. society, are the issues explored in Will Bunch’s new book, After the Ivory … Continue reading The U. S. Higher Ed Crisis: How it Happened, How to Fix It
Get In Line: Job One (& 2, 3, 4, Etc.) if There’s a new GOP House Majority — Impeach Biden (Et al)
THE IMPEACHMENT OF JOE BIDEN And possibly Kamala Harris, and Merrick Garland, and Alejandro Mayorkas, and Antony Blinken The Atlantic — By Barton Gellman — OCTOBER 26, 2022 Sometime next year, after an interval of performative investigations, Republicans in the House are going to impeach Joe Biden. This may not be their present plan, but … Continue reading Get In Line: Job One (& 2, 3, 4, Etc.) if There’s a new GOP House Majority — Impeach Biden (Et al)