Has anyone else noticed that social media posts are becoming more ridiculous by the day? This fool seems to be asserting that the incredible number of shooting deaths in America, a tragedy that is unique to our country, is due …
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Viewpoints on America
Here, Marcus Aurelius provides viewpoints on life that could be applied to current-day U.S. politics. For instance, I can say that all this hatred and stupidity is, in fact, playing itself out in front of my eyes, but I’m fortunate …
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Trump: “Pain for Americans”
The reader who sent me this notes: I thought things were supposed to get better. In particular, weren’t prices going to fall? Trump won the 2024 election fair and square; a plurality of voters re-elected a pathological liar to lead …
Two Genders
When looked at in a certain light, this level of stupidity is actually funny. Saying that transgender people do not exist is like saying that cucumbers don’t exist; it’s just factually incorrect.
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What’s Disappearing?
A reader sent me this question and supplied an answer: The United States. I doubt it. It’s true that the path our nation is taking is anything but sustainable, but it’s likely that our little bout with fascism will be …
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New FBI Director Targets Trump’s Enemies
An old friend replied when I asked her ca. 2017 about her perception of Trump, “It’s hard to know where to begin.” During Trump’s first term, however, his actions were far more benign than they are now. For example, no …
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The Changing Face of the Western Hemisphere
My favorite math teacher of all time posted the map below on social media. Hope you enjoy.
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Climate Denial Requires Two Parts
There is a great deal of truth in the words at left. Yet any significant amount of climate change denial needs two components: Big Oil — and a huge population of uneducated people. The whole deal is akin to Trumpism …
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The Role Chance Plays in Our Lives
For all those fans of NPR’s The Hidden Brain, here’s my very favorite episode. How orderly are our lives, and the paths that our lives take? We like to think that we’re in control, but is it just simply an …
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Solar Thermal
In the year 2009, the year 2GreenEnergy was launched, the world of renewable energy had high hopes for the technology shown at left. At the time, solar thermal had a huge advantage over competitive approaches to clean power, in particular, …
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