A course called “The Problem of God” a requirement for all incoming freshmen at Georgetown University, or at least it was in the late 1970s when I was a grad student there. Here’s part of the “problem,” at least for …
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Trump’s Track Record of Disasters
One can add a few things to the list here, e.g., the U.S. military, educational standards, the application of science in policymaking, and the quest to phase out fossil fuels. It appears that Trump destroys everything he touches, with exception …
Defeating the Enemies of Democracy
Michael Fanone, the DC police officer who was severely beaten by the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, calls on all Americans to take a side, preferably the side of democracy, freedom, and rule of law.
A Tough Time?
It’s true that those in fear of being called “libtards” by hateful morons are under attack here in the most terrible days of the American republic. But you certainly wouldn’t rather be one of these idiots, would you? Long after the …
Is it Possible that Republicans “Will Never Win Again?”
Well, never is a long time, as they say. Yet imagine this scenario, which is quite possible: Trump is impeached and removed. Almost immediately, there is an incredible outpouring of information on an additional set of crimes committed by Trump …
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Why Are We Doing This?
I join those who say that the human race has evolved to be tribal and selfish. We are largely indifferent to the needs of others, and the capitalist society we’ve built has only served to reenforce this. As Tom Waits …
Republican Platform Fraught with Credibility Challenges
The GOP can say the American economy is skyrocketing. But then there’s that nasty little piece of reality that people can’t afford groceries and are suffering financially more generally. Or they can say that people are suffering financially, but it’s …
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About Two-Thirds of Americans Will Never Call the Lake North of New York “Lake America”
At what point did 30% of the U.S. electorate become so tuned into a criminal sociopath’s wanting to rename places in the Western Hemisphere in an effort towards his own self-aggrandizement? The only interesting question that remains is what if …
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Nothing Endures But Change
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” One of humankind’s greatest thoughts is embodied in this quote from the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. It’s right up …
Our Top Priorities
Americans have a wide variety of needs. Affordability, healthcare, ending the war, and justice for Trump and his administration are probably at the top. Nowhere on the list is the distraction that accompanies renaming a body of water.
