In 2001, I remembered being deeply disappointed that G.W. Bush had become our 43rd U.S president, on the basis that he was clearly unintelligent, and that the Republicans were already climate deniers. That said, Bush was not criminally insane, and …
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Understanding (or Failing to) Climate Denialism
I can’t understand how a young history/poli-sci major who has become a social media “influencer” has superior credibility to tens of thousands of climate scientists, many of whom I know personally, who have been studying this subject since the 1970s. …
In the U.S., We Live Among Experts
One might think that being surrounded by experts would be eutopia, but it’s not everything it’s cracked up to be. At left is an expression of what life in the United States has become over the last decade, which differs …
Sorry, Trump Couldn’t Care Less about Anyone but Himself
At first, I thought the meme at left was a joke, but upon further reflection, I realized that it was not.
Spreading Propaganda against College Education
As we see all around us, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to minimize the percentage of voters with college degrees, for the obvious reason that educated people do not believe the utter crap coming out of the …
What Obama Did Better than Trump, But Let’s Talk about Environmental Progress
The answer to the question at left fully would take me several days. But for the sake of brevity, let’s focus on the environment. To facilitate North America’s coming together to clean up its electricity grid, President Obama announced the …
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JD Vance and His Enormous Appeal to America’s Idiots
The U.S. has done fairly well for itself over the past 250 years with no official language. Switzerland has four official languages, and its GDP per capita is far greater than that of the United States. Only hateful morons believe …
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Dumbing Down America
There is only one way for Republicans to remain in power, and that is to make more MAGA idiots. Education is kryptonite to ignorance.
Trump’s Dementia Is the Least of Our Problems
Our problem isn’t really dementia; it’s criminal sociopathy. All through his life, Trump has operated on the basis “what’s good for me?” with no regard for the wellbeing of others. That’s a sociopath. On top of this, you add criminality. …
Empathy and Happiness
Exactly. Being indifferent to the suffering of others makes it easy to keep a smile on your face.
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