Below is a presentation by the late Antonin Scalia, two-decade-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme court until his death in 2016. The subject: What makes America such a free country? He concludes that it’s the separation of powers, especially, …
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Our Newfound Interest in Eco-Friendly Lawns
I’m sure many of us seniors, if we had the home ownership thing to do over, would opt out of the grass lawn paradigm. According to this piece by PBS, that’s exactly what more and more Americans are doing each …
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Trump Needs and Will Receive Protection
One has to laugh. At this point it appears nearly certain that Trump will, in fact, lose his protection from the Secret Service. But, unless he leaves the country in favor of a nation that has no mutual extradition policies …
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Trump Towers Disappearing
Pardon the vulgarity, but this prompts me to make a point: There will come a day when buildings with the name “Trump” no longer exist. Even today, hotel stays and conference event bookings at such locales are very low. Who …
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Oath Keepers’ Coordination with the White House
Charged with seditious conspiracy, Oath Keepers’ leader Stewart Rhodes suddenly wants to testify in front of the January 6th Committee, in an effort to avoid dying in prison a few decades from now. This, of course, raises the question: What …
Achieving Eco-Friendliness by Rejecting Worthless Traditions
Another great meme on the eco-lawn. One good thing about today’s world is its dismissal of traditions that add no value in our lives.
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U.S. Mocked and Despised Abroad
It wasn’t that long ago that the United States was well regarded around the globe for its fairness and highly functioning democracy. Then came Donald Trump and three Supreme Court justices who rocked the world with a series of decisions …
Want Some Disinformation on Electric Vehicles? Look No Further.
Here’s a meme that makes an absurd claim, but readers are eating it up, with comments including: • No water, no electricity, empty store shelves. Way to go turn us into a third world country. • Keep those electric cars …
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Libertarianism Can Hurt
There are limitless punch lines here, when you think about it. They could have been gunned down by a crazed teen with an assault rifle because our society was unable to pass legislation to protect itself.
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Pennsylvania Is Nowhere Nearly Stupid Enough to Elect Mehmet Oz
“Dr. Oz,” a truly repulsive conman who plays in the same league of deceit as Donald Trump himself, has no more chance of beating John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania senate race than he does replacing Boris Johnson as the Prime …
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