a good example<\/a>. Writers seem to be captivated by others\u2019 opinions, whether it be about guns, race, Trump or January 6. Yet one who tries for original thoughts on such subjects is not heeded, he\u2019s just ignored.<\/p>\nThe problems confronting the U.S. seem intractable. So, despite all the noise they make, the voters en masse basically ignore their solutions. I\u2019m at the stage where I still keep devouring products of the multi-headed media, only finally to disregard much of what is said. The media is too much with us.<\/p>\n
So I\u2019m going to beg off blog writing for a while\u2014until and unless I get my voice back. Let\u2019s all take a break and go to the beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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