Jeff Bezos is worth $205 billion, which, given the impoverishment of a large percentage of his employees, is obscene. But it gets worse, once we realize that it’s you and I who, via our taxes, are paying to prevent these …
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Who Doesn’t Want an Outlaw as the Most Powerful Person on Earth?
Prediction: American’s appetite for a convicted felon in the White House won’t last. Advice: Pay attention to this bizarre moment in U.S. history. It won’t come again.
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Trump and Climate Change
It’s hard to estimate with any accuracy how badly another Trump presidency will set the world back in terms of mitigating climate change. One thing, however, is certain: he’s making it very clear to Big Oil that their financial support …
Neuroscientist and Author Sam Harris on Religion
I’m not sure I would say that this is the true horror of religion, but it’s certainly in the top five. If there is another public intellectual who has a better grasp on these issues than Sam Harris, I hope …
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The U.S. Supreme Court and Trump’s Immunity Case
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich says: Every day the Supreme Court fails to make a decision in Trump’s immunity case is effectively a decision in his favor. They’re acting like an arm of Trump’s campaign by letting him run …
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Are There Really Any “Independent Voters?”
You and I may agree with the meme here, but let’s be real: You could replace “Trump” with “Biden” and the MAGA crowd would be just as adamant. What this means is that, though we talk about independent voters, they …
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Trump’s Contempt for the United States: A Story That Needs to Be Told–NOW
At left are a few words from four-star Marine Corps general John Kelly, who served as Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff from 2017 to 2019. He had previously served as Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump administration …
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Your Parental Responsibilities
Though I admire the author’s fierce independence, I urge caution. Yes, parents have the responsibility for their children’s health, but they’re also held accountable when they fail to apply a basic level of reason in these duties. In particular, there …
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What Your Kids Will Remember
I’d be careful here. Your kids will remember all kinds of things about you, in this case, that you were a selfish redneck who contributed to the demise of the planet with his refusal to care about anything but himself.
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Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis: “Trump Is “Felony Stupid'”
Kind of a drag that we’re just hearing about this now, wouldn’t ya say? It would have been nice if the mainstream media had given General Mattis all the airtime he needed to tell his story to the American people. …
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