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Yesterday afternoon, I had an interesting conversation with a recent college graduate. I was surprised that he didn’t realize that marketing fluff had taken him in as much as it had. It all started because his so-called “smart phone” wasn’t working, but my cheap flip-phone was, so I told him the time, and he and I were waiting for the same bus (which was disgustingly late and, even worse, we got on the wrong bus, but that’s another story.)

I mentioned that it was not surprising that ...

I was thinking abut the Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity. Until quite recently, everyone understood that after leaving office, a former president was just another citizen, and no immunity followed the former president. I believe that understanding is obvious in the Constitution, but some people can't read as well as everyone used to.
Since reading comprehension has deteriorated so much, it might be a good idea to rewrite the Constitution is seven simpler terms. I fend ...