This, I learned, is what the NHS is about -- common decency. It is about the shared belief that all the people who live in the United Kingdom constitute a society, and a decent society provides certain necessities for its members. Freedom from hunger is one. Police protection is another. Free healthcare from the cradle to the grave is simply one more item on this list.
--Stephen Amidon, Salon
Why is the Past So Tense?
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(This one from 2020 is a keeper. I've radically reworked in light of what
Gemini has revealed to me about myself, which is to say, the 12 Axioms that
can...
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