Trump and his administration are working hard to control what Americans see and hear; they’re suppressing independent journalism, the only profession that’s specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Destroying the free press is always among the first actions taken by …
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You Cannot . . . .
Of course you can. It’s done by many millions of Americans on a daily basis. We do all kinds of indefensibly stupid things, in case you haven’t noticed.
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Are Ocean Waves Now Powering Homes?
Yes, but it’s a very tiny number, and one that is extremely unlikely to go much higher. Ocean wave energy is a subset of hydrokinetics, and, just a few years ago, it seemed that some flavor of extracting energy from …
EPA Dismantles Its Scientific Research Arm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be reorganizing, eliminating its scientific division, known as the Office of Research and Development, a move that will affect the career paths of many hundreds of its scientists. This seems to follow the trend towards …
Finland Remains at the Top of the World Happiness Rankings
How is it possible that we have lost our way? Maybe this was never our “way” to begin with. American society is largely built upon a kind of rugged individualism, where our people really don’t care too much about others’ …
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Does “Democratic Backsliding” Only Happen to Others?
Dissenters against autocrats in Hungary, Serbia, and Turkey see the same “democratic backsliding” in the U.S. “Americans think this is something that also only happens to others,” said an opponent of Hungary’s Viktor Orban. “That mindset has to be fought.” …
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Stanford University Professor’s Summary of the Energy Industry
Here’s an interesting analysis of the fossil fuel industry from Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson, Director of Stanford’s Atmosphere/Energy Program and a professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Jacobson is best known for the contention that he’s been making for at …
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Some People Have a Tough Time Providing Help to Trump Supporters
The story at left is an interesting one, and it has a certain intersection with my own experience. Here goes: When my daughter was young, she and I volunteered with a local charity that delivered groceries to the elderly and …
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Can American Fascism Be Averted?
There is no question that the Trump administration has launched a massive attack on free speech, but I take exception to the last line here, i.e., “It’s pretty obvious what comes next.” This battle for your mind will either emerge …
Our Politics Is “So Petty”
I would be surprised to learn that there is a single human being who’s had the opportunity to look back on the Earth from space who had any other reaction than that of American astronaut Edgar Mitchell (at left). This …
