I was stunned to see presidential hopeful Nikki Haley appearing on a Fox News broadcast. Is this a good look for someone who wants to be taken as a serious candidate to lead our nation in the post-Trump era? The …
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Nikki Haley on Fox News?
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A Thought on Human Capital
So true. If you happen to be at a place in your life that it makes sense to open your own business and you need to hire employees, let the meme here be your watchword. To whatever degree you can …
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Borowitz: “New Study Shows That People’s Empathy Decreases After Spending Time on Billionaires’ Boats”
Comedy laureate Andy Borowitz says it all here, but this time with a bit of philosophy on top. Is it possible that America would be better off if the nine people we have positioned to uphold the basic rights of …
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Watch Out!
The late senator from Alaska Mike Gravel left us with this note about fear. There is a reason that we live in fear, and that is that we live in a democracy where people need to be motivated to vote …
Trump Will Never Be Forgotten
Many Americans agree with the author of the meme here. Two observations. 1) Your wishes will not be granted. Trump and this horrific period in U.S. history will be discussed for as long as an organized human civilization remains on …
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Vivek Ramaswamy Speaks to People Incapable of Critical Thinking
American entrepreneur and Trump apologist Vivek Ramaswamy is running for U.S. President in 2024. Here’s his platform: 1. God is real. 2. There are two genders. 3. Human flourishing requires fossil fuels. 4. Reverse racism is racism. 5. An open …
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Steve Bannon Is Revolting in More Ways than One
From Mary Trump, the former president’s niece. I normally don’t do too much in the body-shaming arena, but I thought this was funny.
Environmental Progress
While it’s true that most of the world is making only meager progress towards their climate/environment goals, certain localities are doing much better than others. Here we see some of the improvements that Dusseldorf, Germany has made.
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Why Love Can’t Speak Loudly
My wife and I often have discussions around this point. Why can’t people of kindness and decency speak as loudly as the greedy and the liars? It’s simply not their nature. Great thinkers have been saying this for thousands of …
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Extraterrestrials, Anybody?
An old friend is a big believer that the Earth has been visited by alien civilizations, and I’m flattered that he occasionally reaches out to me to get my perspective on articles like the one linked above. I have two …
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