Is the meme here a joke, or was it simply created for morons? If someone in the United States were sentenced to have his arm amputated for shoplifting, how do you think that would stand up with respect to the …
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Powerful Ideas
Let’s hope that the idea that comes along is one of compassion — for one another and for the natural environment.
Are There More Toxic People than Aaron Rogers?
So sad to see this. It’s actually kind of nauseating.
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That Darn Second Law of Thermodynamics
Most middle school kids know enough about science to understand that this idea can’t work in the real world, as for every Joule of energy you gain in the generator, you lost more than one Joule in the gas tank …
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Let’s Not Turn New York into a “Forbidden Place of Darkness”
I didn’t know presidents could legally overturn the results of our elections. I suppose what Jon Voight is calling for here is the illegal overturning of the NYC mayoral election. Trump is no stranger to things like having his people …
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Getting Money out of Politics
It’s good to see that the world hasn’t given up on overturning the “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision that provides corporations the same free speech rights as people, enabling them to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections. …
Chevron Looks Forward
Here are the highlights of a presentation Chevron’s CEO gave recently. There was a day not too long ago when such a speech would have contained numerous promises regarding biofuels, environmental sustainability, and so on. None of that now. In …
In the United States, Times Have Changed
American presidents used to befriend our allies. That was before the guy we elected someone with questionable allegiance to our nation.
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How Concerned Should We Be by Unlicensed Truck Drivers?
Truck drivers are scrutinized far more closely by the 1.2 million fulltime state and local law enforcement personnel and DMV weigh stations than drivers of passenger cars. Given that, what’s the average lifespan of an unlicensed truck driver, before he’s …
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The Catholic Church Is Making Progress, But It’s Not Instantaneous
The last two popes have brought a wonderful array of humanitarian values to Catholicism, but as shown at left, some church officials are not completely on board. Here’s a question, even if you accept the dubious claim that the LGBTQ …
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