We’ve all heard the quote here attributed to everyone from philosophers to baseball coaches, but it’s a great piece of advice nonetheless. It’s one of the reasons that I believe in the value of a liberal arts education. If you …
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Science Evolves
At left are the words of the late British-American physicist Freeman Dyson, reminding us that science is always evolving in the direction of a better understanding of the universe around us. The fact that we now have better vaccines against …
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Hypocrisy
In an earlier post I made the point that more than 90% of the January 6th insurrectionists who are serving prison sentences were sent away for assaulting police officers, but that Trump is referring to them as “hostages,” and promising …
Why Trump Supports Homeschooling
Trump’s approval rating is 42.5%, meaning that almost half of America’s parents are likely to put across a favorable image of the former president to their children in a homeschool setting. Now, consider the other option: your kid is in …
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Hillary Clinton on the 2024 Presidential Election
Right now the mainstream media is making a fortune pretending that it seems like Trump and Biden are running approximately even, and that the people who recognize Trump as a sociopathic criminal should be terrified that he may be re-elected. …
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The “Hostages” of January 6th
Fortunately for the United States, not all Republicans stand with the Trump and the MAGA extremists. Among the most visible outliers is Liz Cheney, who reminds us here that no sane human being supports someone who attacks police.
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Synonyms for “Crap” — And What They Mean in Your Life
I responded to the reader who sent me the meme at left: Please forward the study from Spain. I haven’t received a response, and I don’t expect to. That’s because this is 100% excrement. Before responsible people share feces with …
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On What Should Respect Be Based?
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 …
