The lawn sign here reminds me of the American political rhetoric over the past decade, where people have been saying, “The Democratic platform needs to be more than ‘Were not insane Republicans.’” I remember thinking: I’m not too sure about …
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Another Note on Grammar
In an earlier post called Americans’ Grammar Is Deteriorating, But Let’s Keep Things in Perspective, I made the point that many of Americans’ grammatical errors have become normalized as our respect for our traditional English language has deteriorated, just like …
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Americans’ Dwindling Self-Awareness
I’m wondering if people’s growing lack of consideration for others is a regional trend here in the Unites States, or it’s one of global extent. I find it hard to believe, for instance, that the Japanese are suffering from this …
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Americans’ Grammar Is Deteriorating, But Let’s Keep Things in Perspective
The guy who wrote the meme here is referring to something called the subjunctive mood, used mainly to state a contrary-to-fact conditional. He’s not in LA, therefore we say, “If I were in LA,” not “If I was in LA.” …
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Life on Earth 50 Years Hence
Nicely put, Sir David. Not to put too fine a point on it, but human civilization, driven by its voracious greed, is in grave danger. For a while it appeared that humankind might find a way to harness its vast …
How Many Americans Are “Pro-Assassination?”
A reader “Tim” sent me the meme here. Thanks, Tim, but let me ask you this: Of all U.S. voters who are registered with a certain party, a clear majority, 54%, 44.1 million, are Democrats. How many of these people …
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At One Time, Satire Played an Important Role in Citizens’ Lives
The idea suggested at left is most closely associated with 18th Century French writer Voltaire. It’s of particular relevance today, as our right-wing government is aggressively muzzling anti-Trump comedians like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.
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Why Political Power Winds Up in the Hands of the Worst of Us
Since the origins of humankind, we have known what late 20th Century American philosopher Terrence McKenna said at left to be true. With great consistency, we somehow select the worst people to lead us. What many have realized, perhaps starting …
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Many of The World’s Wealthiest See No Moral Issues in Ruining the Planet’s Ecosystems
I like this, though there is nothing “imaginary” about the vast wealth controlled by the fossil fuel industry. The top echelon of Big Oil has more money than the GDP of some of Earth’s countries. As Mr. Spock says here, …
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What’s Next in the Rejection of Science?
At left is another example of a trend within American society that will either: 1) Remain indefinitely, and expand to become an even more vicious force on our society than it already is, or 2) Retreat to a point that …
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