From a reader: This is a planet-friendly, heavy-duty, microplastic-free, 100% compostable trash bag. Breaks down in weeks, not centuries. Sorry, but if it’s going to be in a landfill with 99.999999% of other standard plastic bags, I don’t see the …
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Biden Is Pro-Labor, But That Message Often Fails to Reach Its Audience
Since the emergence of Donald Trump onto the U.S. political scene, political pundits have been wondering how the former president has been able to capture the loyalty of so many working-class American voters, especially given that he has done essentially …
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Correcting Others’ Grammar
A reader asks: How does one gently correct someone’s poor grammar? I usually let it slide but I want to help them to sound better educated. I have a few basic rules: I feel I have an obligation to correct …
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Learning from the Japanese
The life expectancy of Japanese people exceeds that of Americans by seven full years (84 vs. 77). Seven months would have been statistically significant, but seven years? How is this even remotely possible? We don’t know, and in truth, we …
Comment on Trump’s VP Selection
Re: the photo here, a reader notes, “Personally I’d prefer JD Clampett over JD Vance.” Every day of the week. Wooooo doggies!
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Trump’s VP Choice Surprises No One
The phrase “doubling down” might be cliché, but it certainly applies to what the Republicans are doing with respect to their extreme right-wing political positions. While some political advisors have been suggesting that Trump soften his hardline stance on the …
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What Makes Trumpers?
Young readers may not recognize this scene from 1975’s “Blazing Saddles,” where the black dude has been appointed the new sheriff of a town on the western frontier. The bigoted white folks are extremely resentful, and here, the amiable town …
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Untrustworthy Information
I almost clicked on this, then suddenly noticed that it’s sponsored by Chevron. Oh sure. I trust the international criminal organization, convicted of dumping carcinogenic waste into the rivers of Ecuador, deliberately poisoning the indigenous people, for an honest report …
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Facebook and RFK, Jr.
I highly doubt that Facebook gives a rat’s ass about your campaign, just like the vast majority of other Americans.
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Adding Solar PV to Your EV
Here’s a new concept in electric transportation that I don’t expect to catch on. Imagine you park your car somewhere on a sunny day, you unlock a roof-mounted container, and pull out an array of solar PV that you then …
