Unless a U.S. president dies in office and is replaced by the VP, the role of vice president is normally a small one indeed. That may be even more the case with milquetoast Mike Pence, though his actions on January …
Unless a U.S. president dies in office and is replaced by the VP, the role of vice president is normally a small one indeed. That may be even more the case with milquetoast Mike Pence, though his actions on January …
The thought expressed here was very definitely part of the American zeitgeist at the time (mid-20th Century), but it has largely fallen out of favor since then. As a friend told me probably 30 years ago, the motto of the …
Energy/economy guru Robert Rapier writes: That’s a guy terrified of losing the election and being held accountable in court. I have no doubt he’d cause that bloodbath if he thought it would save his skin. Considering that Trump incited an …
Trump: “If I Don’t Get Elected, It’s Going to be a Bloodbath” Read More »
To illustrate what a sick joke RFK Jr.’s candidacy is, he thinks that having a crackpot football player a heartbeat away from the U.S. presidency is a good idea, one that will appeal to a large number of Americans. Let’s …
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Here, Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith presents one reason that guilty people need to be punished for their crimes. 250 years later, the United States faces this dilemma: Either try, convict, and incarcerate Donald Trump for the numerous felonies …
In response to the meme here, Shawn M. Phares writes: Especially since he’s a criminal, seditionist, who attacked his own capitol, showed top secret government to normal citizens, and committed espionage. And on top of that he’s a pathological liar, …
Myth 1: Traditionally, Americans have opted for small government, focusing the public sector only on absolute necessities, and privatizing most societal functions. Myth 2: The subject known as “civics” has been removed from our high schools in order to make …
Demagogues like Trump are highly skilled at creating fear in their constituents, and, as Bertrand Russell points out here, this tends to make us more tribal, and more suspicious of and hateful to people who do not share our religion, …
Here we have dialogue between Trump and one of his top aides, retired Marine Corps general John Kelly, in which we see Kelly trying to explain to the former president why it’s improper to praise Adolph Hitler. 2GreenEnergy supporter Gary …
Most people around the world, including the majority of Americas, find their heads spinning at the level of corruption that is spreading through the United States like a metastasizing cancer that appears to have beaten all the patient’s treatment options. …