Decent and intelligent people respect the rights of parents to homeschool their children, but there are two reasons for concern: a) socialization, failure to expose children to their peers, so that they may make friends and come to understand the …
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Increasing Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide
These people (Big Oil PR teams?) write: Celebrate the many benefits of increasing CO2! Deserts are shrinking. Forests are expanding. Increasing crop productivity is outpacing population growth. We love CO2 and so should you. In truth, increasing levels of CO2 …
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The Positive Effects We’ve Had on Others Are Profound, Whether We Know It or Not
There’s a theory that most people underestimate the positive effects they’ve had on other people. Yes, that’s the theme of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” but it’s also the core of the 1995 film “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” in which a music …
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Renewable Energy Concepts Can’t Violate the Laws of Physics
In the early days of 2GreenEnergy, my people and I were vigorously engaged in finding solid ideas in cleantech that needed funding in order to move forward. I vividly remember a conversation with a guy in Maryland who was trying …
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What Canada Has that the U.S. Doesn’t
Until recently, I would have said: moose, maple syrup, and frozen tundra. Now I would say: decency, honesty, and class.
Not Sure About Zero Illegals, But . . .
I’m ready to live in a country with zero hateful morons, if that counts.
Tell Us How You Feel about Trump
As shown here, people have an infinite variety of ways to express their loathing of Trump.
A Free Lunch?
My maternal grandfather was born in southeastern Pennsylvania in 1903 and told me when I was a boy that in the 1920s, times were so good that saloon owners would offer a free lunch, consisting of bread, cheese, and cold …
Trump’s Policies Are Causing So Much Pain
As a financially comfortable, educated, straight white male, one might think I’m impervious to any of Trump’s policies. I have a weakness, however, and it’s one I share with virtually every other progressive on the planet–I care deeply for the …
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Let’s Apply Some Reason Here
At left is a great example of a fallacy called a “false dichotomy.” We all crave information that backs up what we already believe, and, in general, Trump supporters have this going on in spades. When we think about it, …
