The meme here is from a reader (who misspelled “tantrums.”) If I were a Democratic political strategist, I wouldn’t be trying to pin the concept of “weirdness” on Donald Trump and JD Vance. That’s because, if we’re being honest with …
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Driving an EV Won’t Make the Need for Gasoline Disappear Immediately, But Isn’t that Obvious?
The author of the meme here seems to be suggesting that driving an EV while the world is still transitioning away from gasoline is hypocritical. That doesn’t show much insight or intelligence. Yes, maybe his house has a gas generator …
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GOP: A Cult without Principles
The former chairman of the Maine Republican party understands the profound and tragic changes that the GOP has undergone, and its current status as a cult of dishonesty. Fortunately, a great many other Republicans have had that precise realization.
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It Would Be Nice if the Internet Weren’t Home to Troves of False Information
If this were correct, the ship would sink if it was stationary. The ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes discovered that the net upward force on an object immersed in water is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the …
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The Definitive Statement of Existentialism
Apparently, French surgeon and biologist Alexis Carrel fashioned his quote here from the great Friedrich Nietzsche and his masterpiece “Beyond Good and Evil,” which contains this, IMO the definitive explanation of existentialism, and the most beautiful single sentence ever written …
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Cicero’s “Good Citizen”
Right here and now, Cicero’s “good citizen” seems to have gone into hiding. Most Republicans will be voting for Trump, a man who has consistently thumbed his nose at our laws.
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Ignorance Abounds
I know there are right-wing voters all around the developed world, e.g., the Lepin followers in France. But consider the photo here. Can anyone imagine the equivalence of this anywhere else than the U.S.? We somehow seem to have cornered …
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Gun Violence Is a Uniquely American Problem
Of course, some people say that it’s not a problem at all. What’s the value of the lives of a few thousand little children compared to the absolute right of a mentally ill person to buy a weapon designed purely …
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Trump: Don’t Worry, Not Even Your Base Expects Anything of Substance from You
If I were Trump, I wouldn’t be too worried about the meme here. In particular, his voters expect exactly zero from him in terms of things like healthcare, education, job growth, pandemic response, or any other government program that might …
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China-Phobia Appeals to the Ill-Informed
The meme here is clearly targeted to the MAGA base, in an effort to make these folks angry about an issue that has no basis in fact and certainly poses no threat to our country. There are thousands of pages …
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