I'm back

I started this blog a LONG time ago, but life had a habit of getting in the way, so there have been substantial gaps in my postings. But, the recent election has stirred things up for me. A man with absolutely no relationship to the truth was able to convince 75 citizens to vote for him. Please don't misunderstand -- Kamala Harris ran a misguided campaign. She did not give voters a reason to vote for her, only to not vote for Trump. Bad strategy. But, Trump constantly lied in the campaign. One example -- Trump claimed "we had inflation the likes of which I say -- I don't believe the country has ever seen inflation like that. They say '38 years,' I don't know. I think it's probably ever." Trump knows that's not even close to the truth. The highest inflation got under President Biden was 9.1%. It was 13.5% in 1980, after being at 11.3% in 1979, and remaining high at 10.3% in 1981. The highest it ever hit was 23.7% in 1920. The problem is that the media -- particularly the legacy media -- are not effective at pushing back on Trump's lies. Yes, they will do occasional fact checks, but almost never call him out in real time. For example, when he utters one of his biggest lies -- that he oversaw the greatest economy in history -- no reporter ever asks him to back up that falsehood. So, I am returning, in part, to set the record straight. But, my blog won't always be about Trump. I'm an educator, and what is happening in education is scary. Anyway, I am back -- for a lot longer, I hope.