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How to Finally Piece Things Together

February 02, 2026 by Scott Meyer

NOTE:

I am NOT going to take Basic Instructions in a more political direction, but lately, I just keep remembering an episode of the HBO series John Adams, where a tax collector was being tarred and feathered, and a friend of Adams’ was silent. John Adams kept asking him, “Do you support this, Sir?”

If you want to avoid any mention of the current world situation, feel free to stop reading this commentary now, and rest assured, I plan to go back to the usual nonsense next week.

So, no, I definitely do not support this. I don’t think I’m going out on much of a limb, politically, when I say that the armed men in masks who attacked and killed both a woman who was trying to drive away, and a man who was trying to help a person up off the ground, are NOT the heroes of this, or any conceivable story. The idea that anyone might be offended to hear me say that shows how far we’ve fallen.

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How to Discuss the Mistakes of Someone You Respect

November 10, 2025 by Scott Meyer

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How to Gain Unique Insights

July 15, 2024 by Scott Meyer

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How to Process a Disturbing Occurrence

September 11, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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May 01, 2023 by Scott Meyer

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How to Reveal the Terrifying Truth

December 19, 2022 by Scott Meyer

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How to Process New Information

April 11, 2022 by Scott Meyer

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