This guy makes an excellent point: Why is the media so quiet about Trump’s failings, be they moral, fiscal, mental, or emotional? My guess is that it goes back to what the president of CBS said shorty after Trump came …
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Why Trump Largely Gets a Pass from the Media
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Trump and Biden: A Comparison of Opposites
When one looks at this piece on Biden’s handling of Memorial Day, it’s hard not to think of Trump and how diametrically opposed the two are in their manner of addressing our nation. One thing you can say about Trump …
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Former Defense Secretary on Trump
It would be interesting to know how many Republican congresspeople agree with Gates, but won’t say so because of their desire to remain in power. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s over 90%. Certainly, when Trump is permanently removed from …
More Science in our Future
This is a point I make frequently, that our understanding of the universe is a one-way street, away from religion and in the direction of science. Neil deGrasse Tyson was once asked, “So we only understand a small fraction of …
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Solar PV in the Desert
Nobody, at least me, is saying that this is a practical solution, given sandstorms and the challenge of distributing the energy to points of load around the globe. I post it simply to remind us of the enormous amount of …
Supposed Billionaire Needs Working Class Americans to Pay His Legal Bills
Right, Never Surrender. Keep those checks and credit card payments rolling in.
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The Rest of the Free World Is Terrified of a Trump Re-election
Re: the piece on the left here, a reader notes: I read an article in The Atlantic and European leaders are extremely concerned about Trump winning again. Since Trump doesn’t (face up to) anything he really has absolutely no idea …
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The Dumbing Down of America
Carl Sagan left us 28 years ago. I don’t think he’d be too impressed with the changes this country has gone through since. For example, in 2016, we elected Donald Trump president of the United States. Now a convicted felon, he’s …
The Hottest Year
The battles we’re fighting on present-day Earth include putting an end to military hostilities and preventing the spread of world fascism. At the same time, it would be a very good thing if we could apply the brakes to global …
Wrapping Our Wits Around the Universe
Interesting thought from Max Plank here, but I wonder if it’s true. I grant that there is no guarantee that humankind will eventually nail down the details of cosmogeny and cosmology, and come to a comprehensive understanding of our consciousness, …
