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Biden and the Working Class
The meme here reminds us of the incredible challenge facing Democrats in their quest to win over working-class voters. Where Trump looted the U.S. Treasury and gave trillions of dollars to billionaires and corporations, Biden is doing everything in his …
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Most people in developed countries today disbelieve in the concept of hell, i.e., a place of everlasting punishment to which the souls of unrepentant evil-doers descend after death, even though Christ clearly believed in it, as inferred from his detailed …
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Overturning “Citizens United”
When we look at everything we want from government: better education, universal healthcare, common sense gun laws, etc., we see immediately why all these items are out of our reach; Big Money is interfering with our lawmaking processes. The most …
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The Cruelty of American Politics Breaks Our Hearts
There is great deal to be said for free enterprise, but maybe there is even more to be said for putting limits on the exploitation of the desperately poor. Ask yourself: what political philosophy put an end to child labor …
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The Origin of Religion
Twain was a humorist and not an anthropologist, and thus we can accept what he said here with a grin, even though it’s clearly untrue. Religion was one of humankind’s first attempts to explain natural phenomena, before science came along …
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Saving the Planet from the Ravages of Climate Change Will Not Be Easy
At left is an ad whose copy reads: In addition to the damage to local communities, solar “farms” can cause deforestation, destruction of wildlife habitats and disruption of ecosystems. Think for a moment of the places you’ve seen where utility-scale …
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Questioning the Value of College
This New York Times podcast on the changing perspective on the value of a college education examines the two most powerful forces at work: 1) Personal finances. Until quite recently, one of the broadest assumptions about parenting in the U.S. …
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Trump: “I Killed Roe v. Wade”
My wife often asks me, “How can any woman vote for Trump?” I have no good answer, other than some morons still believe that Trump alone can make America great again, that he can close the border, and stop the …
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The Working Class and American Politics
One of the great mysteries in U.S. politics is how the Democrats lost their connection to the working class. Until very recently, there was a huge stasis in this country in which labor aligned with the Democratic party, and management …
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