My theory is similar, and it goes like this: Every single thing he did in his entire life was calculating to make him money, fame, and power at the expense of other people. This started when he was young: dodging …
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Will “Conservatives Take Back California?”
There is a Facebook group called “Conservatives Take Back California,” which I find rather amusing. Here are a few reasons why they won’t come anywhere close to achieving their goal, at least within the lifetimes of anyone living here today. …
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The “No Kings” Participants Weren’t Paid, but the Subject Has Led to Humor
Many progressives are getting a good chuckle out of the allegation that the folks who took part in the “No Kings” rally were paid to participate. The woman with the sign at left sure has a smile on her face. …
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Voter Fraud
Once we accept the well-documented truth that the incidence of voter fraud in the United States is almost exactly zero, the question becomes why we would want to make it harder for certain people to vote. Of course, not all …
Boston “Kills It” at “No Kings” Rally
As the “No Kings” rally was going on yesterday, I wrote a few posts about the unexpectedly high level of participation that was achieved in places that are normally thought of supporting Trump, e.g., Montana and Idaho. On the other …
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Were the Seven Million “No Kings” Rally Participants Paid?
I heard they were being paid by antifa, but I guess even the truest morons eventually abandoned that idea, insofar as antifa is a political philosophy with no leaders, members, headquarters, or, most importantly, assets. I happen to know some …
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Is Environmental Science for Woke Sissies?
The point made at left is a good one, but unfortunately it doesn’t work like this. Many Americans see things like medicine, civil engineering, and aeronautics as real, but environmental science (the work of a combination of physicists, chemists, biologists/ecologists) …
Did “No Kings” Change Things?
The piece at left is interesting, but I doubt there’s any real truth to it, even though every decent person in America wishes this were so. Trump supporters come in two varieties: 1) Uneducated MAGA white nationalists, who believe that …
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Doubt and Certainty
Doubt is what characterizes the scientific method. Scientists don’t want to believe they are right; they want to subject what they believe to rigorous testing in an attempt to disprove the thinking of the day, hoping for a better explanation …
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“Antifa” Is a Sign of Our Sad Times
Today’s political rhetoric is a reflection of the pathetic state of our educational system. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the Trump administration continues to claim that antifa is a criminal, anti-American organization with leaders, a headquarters, and millions …
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