College students have been protesting en masse against U.S. aggression abroad and suppression of human rights domestically since the 1960s. These institutions and their students cite “free speech,” as guaranteed by the First Amendment, as the basis for this basic …
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Is Bullying a Bad Thing? Not if We Want a Society of Brutality
Does this guy have a solid point? Is war a bad thing? What about rape and torture? Do they point to weaknesses that must be strengthened?
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What Makes a President a King?
Maybe the protestors are less concerned about length of time in office, and more with criminal authoritarianism.
Blaise Pascal, Renaissance Man–Literally
I have such respect for Pascal that I considered naming our son after him. (I thought “Pascal Shields” had a nice ring to it, but my wife wasn’t having it. Maybe if we lived in France?) Pascal made important contributions …
How Civilized Societies Behave
There is a blend of reasons why people don’t get vaccinated: largely ignorance and indifference to the wellbeing of other people. Here’s a reminder that the kiwis are intelligent and empathetic people.
Howard Stern Has No Respect for Trump Supporters
“Republican Patriots” writes: Howard Stern once again reveals the contempt so many in the entertainment elite hold for everyday Americans. He claims not to hate President Trump himself, but openly declares his hatred for those who support him, calling them …
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Trump Doesn’t Own the World
Can’t something be done to stop this lunatic?
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The Failure of U.S. Voting Systems Had Strange Timing
It’s so weird that massive voter fraud didn’t exist until Trump lost the 2020 election. It’s even more bizarre that no evidence of significant voter fraud was ever found by people other than Mike Lindell, Rudy Guiliani, and of course, …
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Capitalism Is Great, But Does It Have Drawbacks?
Re: the meme here, there are a couple of caveats: • Billionaires pay their employees slave wages, forcing them to have 2 – 3 jobs, sometimes meaning that they are on food stamps and living in their cars. • People, …
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Tagged with: billionaires in the fossil fuel industry couldn't care less about the wellbeing of anyone but themselves, billionaires pay their employees slave wages, can't afford health insurance, capitalism is wonderful, die agonizing deaths from treatable diseases, on food stamps and living in their car, Our planet is baking, population is becoming more ignorant, wars caused by greed and nationalism are killing our children, white supremacy dominates huge swaths of the United States
Maybe Trump Is Achieving His Purpose
At left we see a theory that may explain why the Trump administration is doing such a terrible job at running the government, i.e., that the wellbeing of the country means nothing to them.
