Watching one’s country disintegrate is most certainly painful–if you’re an honest intellectual like David Brooks. The problem arises when we realize that, for every David Brooks, there are several hateful morons, and perhaps a few amoral rich Trump donors who …
The Loss of Our Nation’s Honor Is Devastating to Some, But Certainly Not All Read More »
Please take a moment and think about the graphic at left. If I showed you a six-year-old tuna whose heart had been beating continually since it was hatched, would you conclude that the energy in a live tuna heart is …
Is Ocean Current Energy Commercially Viable? Let’s Apply Some Logic Here Read More »
Counter-factualism is a huge part of life in the United States right now. That can mean re-writing the history that is (or was) on display in the Smithsonian Museum, climate change denialism, or the rejection of vaccine science. Most of …
“Knowledge of Immeasurable Value that Belongs to All of Us” Read More »
The words at left come from American musician Jack White. I would say that he’s mostly correct, though he omits an important fact: Where most Trump supporters are intellectually deficient, a significant number are simply morally defective and would happily …
Let’s Not Forget: There Are Two Varieties of Trump Supporters Read More »
I just met a very bright young chemical engineer who’s working on plastic containers that biodegrade at the optimum rate. Obviously, you can’t store milk in a bottle that disintegrates in a few days; it needs to last, say, at …
Of all the distasteful elements of American life today, perhaps the whitewashing of U.S. history is the most offensive. In all honesty, our reporting on the subject was never good. Unless you read Howard Zinn in school, which some students …
I had to laugh when I came across this meme. Does that woman look like a climate change denier from America’s great plains region, or what? It’s gratifying to know that the good people of Wyoming object to being lectured …
Upon giving away almost all his fortune, here is Bill Gates: ‘I don’t want people to say, ‘He died rich.’” Good going, sir. The world thanks you. At least most of the world does. If there is a funny part …
Bill Gates and His Amazing Accomplishments in Philanthropy Read More »
Here’s an excerpt from Ronald Reagan’s last speech as president which should serve as a reminder of how far the United States has fallen in the last few decades.
No, not all patriots are disgusted by what Trump’s doing to our country. There are tens of millions of patriots whose IQs are under 90, who absolutely love what’s going on here and now in the United States. There are …
