A reader sent me the rendering at left. Funny, I didn’t think he knows any more than I do on the multi-national economics of food, which isn’t much. Looking it up just now, it does appear that the U.S., does …
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What’s Missing in Our American Lives Today?
May I submit that it’s humor? Everyone’s so serious about everything. Sure, it’s hard to find things that bring smiles to our faces under the present circumstances, but it’s not impossible. Just ask the guy on the left.
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Elderly Georgia Man Comments on Life with Trump
I hear you, David. A couple of comments in return: 1) I readily admit that you deserve better than this at this stage in your like, though I suppose that could be said about all of us who can perceive …
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Americans’ Mixed Reaction to the Trump/Musk Coup
To the reader who sent the meme at left, I respond as follows: A few of those who voted for Trump have realized that they made a mistake, but there is certainly no avalanche. The president’s supporters still deeply revere …
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Trump Is Unqualified, But . . .
What this Navy admiral says is true, but it goes straight over the head of the typical American voter, who is incapable of seeing that Trump is diminished, ill-informed, untruthful, etc. In large measure, the United States got exactly what …
Why No One Has Too Much Attention on Trump’s Deplorable Environmental Record
Sure, Trump is hostile to environmental health, but even we progressives don’t care too much about that right now. That’s because the collapse of the environment is a slow process that’s happening over decades, and may, with luck, be avoided. …
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The Changes Americans Can Expect
By the time Trump finishes remaking the United States according to his thirst for absolute power, he’ll have very little public support; even the true MAGA idiots, for the most part, will have realized that they’ve been conned. But by …
There Are Some Truly Decent Heads of State, But They’re a Bit Hard to Find
This quote from Volodymyr Zelensky reminds us that if we’re looking for heads of state who are actually decent human beings, go to out-of-the way places that are fairly inconsequential in terms of international politics and commerce, e.g., New Zealand, …
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Republicans Must Deal with Irate Constituents
According to what we’re reading, the town hall meetings where Republican congresspeople are coming face-to-face with their voters are filled with extreme levels of anger. What a surprise. Rooms packed with working-class people who are watching their basic costs rise, …
