I can’t swear that the data at left is accurate, but it certainly rings true based on the considerable number of Europeans I meet each month. They tend to disapprove of lawlessness, stupidity, and wars that are unnecessary and illegal. …
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Two Thousand Years Later, Society’s Relationship with Religion Hasn’t Changed Much
As shown at left, the ancient Roman stoic philosopher Seneca had a viewpoint on religion that is shared 100% by modern atheists.
Should We Appease MAGA by Rewriting the Constitution?
Do you think this will change American lives for the better? If so, how? Rewriting the U.S. Constitution will take some work, as I’m sure you’re aware.
California’s Next Governor?
What does the most affluent state in America need in its next governor? Probably not a Trump supporter. Yes, we have traffic, which we hate. And the price of real estate is high. But that’s because everybody and his dog …
Understanding Social Democracy
I can’t swear that the content of the meme here is accurate; in fact, most affluent Scandinavians I run across admit that they pay higher taxes than Americans. They claim that the attraction is that they aren’t forced to live …
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How and When Did We Become a Country of Assholes?
When I was a boy, growing up in the 1960s, the United States was certainly not a nation of assholes. We valued personal liberty, which meant the freedom to say and think and do anything we wanted, and to do …
How and When Did We Become a Country of Assholes? Read More »
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How a Convicted Felon Becomes President
It’s easy. Run for president in a country in which a plurality of voters care less about the honesty and law than they do about punishing everyone but white straight Christian males.
More Renewable Energy Fraud
Here are people who want $200 from you. They say: For years, people accepted that small wind turbines did not work. Too loud. Too fragile. Too unreliable. The problem was never the wind. It was the Design. We stopped trying …
Cynicism Incarnate
To the point being made at left, I’m a progressive, but I honestly couldn’t care less if white people of the American south want to wallow in incest, disease, poverty, and ignorance. On the other hand, I am concerned about …
The Coming Apocalypse
I had a friend who co-coached my son’s all-star soccer team with me 20+ years ago who told me, when I told him that I was an environmentalist, “Oh no, Craig, we must hasten to destroy the Earth, so as …
