As a Trump supporter said the other day, “What he’s doing right now is exactly why I voted for him.” If Trump can continue to heap misery on Somali-Americans and other non-whites, his base will continue its love affair with …
“Somalis Are Garbage” — “This Is Why I Voted for Him” Read More »
When I argue for environmental responsibility and the decarbonization of the grid, I often say: I know there are people who believe, perhaps because this is what they’re told by Donald Trump, that climate change is a hoax. But are …
Handing the Keys to the Kingdom over to the Chinese Read More »
It would be nice if we could see that all this horrific behavior on Trump’s part was eroding his base, but that doesn’t seem to be what’s really happening. Are innocent citizens being harassed by ICE goons? Yes. Is the …
I like what the lawyer said here, though I would argue that the concept goes even further: • All of Earth’s people need to be treated fairly and equally. We have people worth hundreds of billions of dollars, living on …
The problem facing traditional Western philosophy is that science has usurped so much of its turf over the past 100-or-so years, and this can only accelerate from here. Why is the universe here? How did it begin? What are its …
It’s True that Philosophy Never Gets Outdated, But . . . Read More »
Someone told me the other day that he expects Trump to be impeached and convicted in the next few months. And it does appear that the president is losing the support of congressional Republicans, which stands to reason. Would you …
A reader notes: They should put that cocaine-pedaling Honduran president on one of those drug-running speed boats and send him back to Honduras with a detour to the coastline of Venezuela. Does all this undermine his “drug war?” Obviously. But …
In preparation for my first book, “Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies,” I interviewed Ray Lane, then managing partner of Kleiner Perkins, one of the world’s great venture capital firms, who told me about his stance with his prospects, “You …
This line from Kurt Vonnegut calls to mind what George Carlin said about the Earth’s expelling the human race. On two different occasions he used the following similes as to what the planet is doing: Shaking us off, like a …
When I ask people from foreign countries about their nation’s feelings on Trump, they commonly say, “We just feel sorry for you. We never thought this could happen in the United States.” The words at left of the ancient Greek …
