Keep in mind that about 35% of American voters don’t see it this way at all. And there is nothing that Trump can do–no lie he can tell, no crime he can commit–that will cause his supporters to lose faith …
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Examining the Two Main Political Parties in the U.S.
The meme here speaks an important issue in U.S. politics. My take, FWIW, is that because Republicans are the party of greed and selfishness, its members are more likely to commit crimes than those whose political philosophies are based on …
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Who We Are as Social Beings
The meme here came from a reader, to which I respond: Good for you! It seems that human beings are wired to think about the world in one or the other of these two modalities. No one knows precisely where …
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Why Are We Normalizing this Sociopath?
Almost a decade after Donald Trump entered the U.S. political scene, there are still people all around the world who wonder why the American media industry continues to provide oxygen to a criminal conman in his quest for re-election. The …
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Quaker Values Still Reign Supreme at Penn Charter
Upon my return from the 50th reunion of the William Penn Charter School class of 1973, my mother asked me if the institution’s Quaker tradition had changed over the years since I graduated. “I don’t believe so,” I began. “There …
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British and American Politics
I met some people from Sheffield in Northern England the other day who explained that British politics bears a striking resemblance to our own here in the U.S. It’s true that their leader is not a criminal buffoon who tried …
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Big Oil’s Little Helper
It’s deeply regrettable that the fossil fuel industry owns America’s energy policy, and will make it impossible for us, for at least the foreseeable future, to make more than a small dent in decarbonizing our energy and transportation sectors. Making …
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Trump: Is This Really Happening?
The screen shot at left is taken from a pro-Trump ad. It certainly makes one wonder how many voters actually trust Trump at this point in any meaningful way, now that the criminal and civil justice system is taking him …
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Thomas Must Be Removed from the U.S. Supreme Court
The real issue, IMO, is that the U.S. Supreme Court was hearing cases that had significant consequences to the “mega-donor.” If that weren’t so, this misconduct may have been overlooked. At this point, however, Thomas must be removed.
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Patriotism
As historian Howard Zinn said, “If you’re Norway, or some other small country that does not represent a military threat, there is no harm in establishing a sense of national pride. That is not true of a military superpower that …
