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Jon Carroll writes, in his San Francisco Chronicle column today: I was an adult when the women’s movement started. Like all men my age, I’ve had to learn to adapt and change according to new information received. Yeah, it was a surprise to me that some of my “compliments” were in fact unwelcome. But I … Read more
Jon Carroll in today’s San Francisco Chronicle: Marco Rubio is a Tea Party Republican and a senator from Florida. He is mentioned as one of the hopes of the party for 2016. Recently he was asked an interesting question by Michael Hainey of GQ magazine: “How old do you think the Earth is?” This was … Read more
Another fine Jon Carroll column: I’m not saying people shouldn’t buy things; I’m saying that it is unwise for people to buy things because buying things makes them feel rich. I’m saying that it is imprudent to buy things if it means spending the rest of the year paying off interest on credit card debt. … Read more
I love this one, every year. “At Thanksgiving, all we have to worry about is whether we can wholeheartedly support A) roasted turkey, B) friends and C) gratitude. My opinions on these matters are unambiguous; I am in favor of them all.”
Jon Carroll in today’s SF Chronicle: I think people voted for Obama for other reasons, and I think the Republican Party should try to understand the electoral victory in terms of what the voters believed about why they were voting. Far from being selfish, I think a lot of it was altruism. It was people … Read more
Jon Carroll writes abut his two cats, Bucket and Pancho: There are some parts of the cat deal they really don’t have down yet. For instance, lap sitting. One likes to have a good lap sit with one’s cat. Although it’s impossible for me to sit in the cat’s lap, I do like it the … Read more
Jon Carroll asks in today’s Chronicle: Could it be that the Fox model has played out? Could it be that the lack of civility and grace, the embrace of the most extreme candidates as long as they were Republicans, indeed, the whole idea behind Roger Ailes’ brainchild – a pimping station for the far right … Read more
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll is my friend and neighbor, here in Oakland and also in cyberspace. Here is his column about our online home, The WELL, which recently survived a major challenge and is now owned by a group of its users. We’re both hoping to bring some smart, articulate, curious, and generous … Read more
As is so often the case, Jon Carroll speaks my mind: I have no investment in my beliefs. They’ve changed over the years, but not much. I really don’t care whether you believe what I believe or not. If you don’t believe what I believe, you are not a bad person. “Belief system” is way … Read more
Jon Carroll: The pillaging of this nation by investment bankers and their ilk is a national disgrace. The failure of the government to prosecute a large percentage of the offenders is distressing. Even worse is the notion that the tax laws are written in such a way that they allow people like Mitt Romney to … Read more