I just read this David Brooks piece from the Jan. 25 New York Times that my mom recommended. There is no doubt that, if we read more and consumed more culture of all types, we’d all be better people, and …
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This really is what it comes down to. I wish Biden were 30 years younger, or that a young progressive would swoop down onto the U.S. political scene, But in the absence of that, I’ll happily vote for an aging …
The meme here has been passed around on social media for some time now. Every time I come across it, I make a mental note of the word “flawed,” insofar as it seems unnecessarily mild. What’s the matter with “depraved,” …
Question: Which country, the smallest of the G20, is the world leader in decarbonizing its energy and transportation sectors? Hint: They feel a moral duty to lead the way, insofar as they had been an industrial giant in the past …
There is no doubt that corporate price gouging is a problem insofar that it’s driving inflation. In this case I would point out that Walmart has competitors, e.g., Costco. a company that has a policy of basing prices on costs. …
As the meme here suggests, renewable energy and electric transportation are making headway. Unfortunately: • Our overall demands for energy are also increasing, especially as Asians want to live more like westerners. • The developing world does not have the …
This from Major General Paul Eaton, United States Army, retired. I’m going to ask you to chip in to VoteVets. Let me tell you why: Donald Trump is attacking Gold Star Families. When I lost my father in the Vietnam …
Here’s a thought on David Brooks’ recent essay in The Atlantic: “Chicken Littles Are Ruining America,” aka “The Zeitgeist of Doom.” He writes: Since about 2004, the share of American 12th graders who say it is “hard to have hope …
In an effort to establish something he calls the Midwest Values PAC, former U.S. senator Al Franken presents this interesting and heart-warming story: My dad was a lifelong Republican — until Barry Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act. My …
Here’s Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, asserting that the President of the United States is “trying to destroy” (the country). Apparently, this type of rhetoric plays well in the American south, where the people, mostly poorly educated, eagerly accept the …
