A lot of EA posts I thought were provocative had lousy traffic this weak, and I have given up trying to figure out the vicissitudes of Ethics Alarms since the 2017 exodus of progressive readers because they couldn’t handle the truth. A lot of valued commenters have been AWOL for a while, and I tend to take that personally, which, I know, is stupid. Then again, at least one valued commenter has apparently fled the coop because I was harsh with him, maybe too harsh, I don’t know. I find that I have diminishing tolerance for sarcasm as a debate technique here.

I also miss Curmie, whose Trump Derangement exit as an EA columnist I do take personally. What I need to do is exonerate my former friend and blame the academic bubble he lives in along with the vile pervasive propaganda that make otherwise unethical and smart people disoriented and foolish.

Meanwhile, guest post submissions have slowed to a crawl. I will have to issue another short-takes post soon because the flood of events deserving discussion here is frustrating. I’ve written too much for my own good this week while neglecting income-generating work that could save me from spending next winter in a cardboard box.

That’s enough bitching from me for one day. Now its up to you…