Most Americans are searching for answers as to the popularity of Donald Trump among U.S. congresspeople. Virtually all our lawmakers are intelligent and highly educated; moreover they come from considerable wealth. So why are they so terrified of the prospect …
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Trump Antichrist
I normally don’t use ad hominem attacks in my posts, but I thought this was too funny to pass up. As a nonreligious person, I don’t believe in the Antichrist, but those who do may wish to check out the …
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On Abortion Bans
Two responses here: Those authoring bills that would place bans on abortion are well aware that they’re causing “lives of hardship,” but they simply don’t care. It’s politically expedient for them to do anything for the fetus while it’s in …
Math and Physics
I’m occasionally asked if one can understand physics without math. If this is taken to mean understanding physics entirely without math, the answer is No. That said, first year algebra will get you through a base-level comprehension of mechanics and …
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Soviet-Style Centralized Planning
Here’s an offering from an ultra-right-wing group that’s hoping to terrify the American citizenry, especially young and other impressionable people. In truth, we’re as close to centralized planning as we are to colonizing Neptune.
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Strange (But Positive) Behavior in Alabama
The most remarkable thing about this story is that Alabama (yes, even Alabama) seems to resent its Supreme Court for banning IVF, thus taking a ferocious bite out of women’s rights. This woman won in a runaway against a Republican …
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EVs, Fuel Savings, and Environmental Sustainability
The average electric vehicle uses 0.32 KWhs of electricity to go a mile. Since the average residential for power is $0.17/KWh, that’s $0.06 per mile. This compares favorably to gasoline, whose average use per mile is 0.04 gallons at an …
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Is Human Consciousness on the Rise?
As suggested in the meme here, does a mechanism exist that enables “a higher consciousness of people to fill the Earth?” Though this might sound like science fiction, such a thing must exist, otherwise there would be no way to …
Education Versus Catastrophe
This is from early sci-fi author H. G. Wells, written just over a century ago. If it was true then, we can only imagine its value today, a time in which conspiracy theories abound, and tens of millions of American …
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Understanding Trump’s Appeal
Which of Trump’s characteristics is most appealing to his support base? It’s certainly not that he behaves like an actual billionaire in terms of philanthropy. It’s more the opposite, i.e., that his behavior is overtly disgusting. He aspires to be …
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