Why on Earth would anyone have expected anything else? Concern for others is so far off-brand for Trump, it would be like McDonalds serving fresh-squeezed turmeric juice and wheat germ.
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Trying in Vain to Understand Trumpism
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Trumpism is that the top people who worked for the former president during his term in the White House refuse to support him for re-election, including our top military officers, but that the typical …
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What Is “Doggie Consciousness?”
Humankind domesticated the dog approximately 20K years ago, and since that time, most of us “dog people” have struggled with the issue: What is it like to be a dog? At what level do they think? Obviously, they’re beholden to …
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Trump and Biden: The Reasons for Their Candidacies
Alexander Vindman entered the American consciousness when he blew the whistle on Trump for extorting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskye; Trump sought to offer military assistance in fighting the Russian invaders in exchange for Zelenskye’s willingness to dig up dirt on …
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Pure Scientific Research
Here’s a short video that a reader sent me in which Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the importance of pure research, i.e., theoretical scientific research, normally in physics, performed without an eye towards the development of anything of purpose. He pointed …
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U.S. Supreme Court Has the Nation’s Back to the Wall
Every American should be terrified of what’s happening within the U.S. Supreme Court–in particular with the presidential immunity case, in which our nation has been refashioned into a monarchy.
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Progress in Renewable Energy
Someone asked me the other day what level of progress we’re making in phasing out fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy. My response to this question hasn’t changed much in the 15 years I’ve been studying this subject: as …
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Those Oblivious Americans
I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way at the start of each football season. The planet is on fire, and Americans everywhere are huddled around their huge TV screens watching the Packers take on the Rams.
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The Political Right Vs. Left
No offence to the author of the meme, but your “experience” has nothing to do with the issue at hand. The subject matter here is true by definition. Conservatives want small government, low taxes, and the dominance of the white …
Supporters of the Major Presidential Candidates Are Easy to Spot
Note that there is nothing about this guy, his car, or his sign that associates him directly with a certain presidential candidate. But is there really any doubt? Trump says he likes the uneducated, and it’s pretty clear why. There …
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