It appears that this is precisely what happened to Dr. Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic. He ran into the perfect storm of anti-science crackpots, and the far right-wing, often counterfactual media, e.g., Fox News and Newsmax. There are still people …
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The Rise of Nazi Germany
Yes, it’s socially uncool to compare life in current-day America to the rise of the Third Reich in the early 1930s. Yet there are some interesting points to be made.
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Execs at Oil Companies May Not Be Fine People, But They’re Not Idiots
This seems to indicate that Big Oil, though heavily dependent on the GOP for its success in the United States, recognizes its responsibility to its shareholders, and is unwilling to make asinine business decisions just to make Trump happy.
Ohio’s Next Governor May Be a Democrat
Physician Democrat Amy Acton’s run for governor in Ohio appears to be well-timed. The state’s economy is sputtering and, though the state normally votes bright red, there is considerable concern that the Republican party is run by a lunatic whose …
When Did it Start?
When did the United States abandon intelligence and civility, and start acting like a nation of stupid assholes?
Fearing for Our Safety
Should we be concerned for our personal safety now that violent, hateful ICE agents may be given immunity from prosecution for murder? It’s hard to conceive of anything more unAmerican than what’s happening here.
Writing for Morons
Do you think a single one of the seven million “No Kings” protesters shouted “Death to America?”
The United States Run Amok
An old school chum writes: “We live in a world … that is governed by strength … by force … and by power.” – Stephen Miller (see @ 5:55). For the record, that’s what Hitler said in 1939. The United …
Norway “Killin’ It” in EV Sales
It would be interesting to know exactly why this is so. Speculation: • They’re a culture that values environmentalism and compassion for others — today and into the future. • Great renewable energy resources make EVs even better for the …
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What Freedom and Democracy Look Like
Here’s my response to the reader who sent me the words at left: What exactly is the “fullest extent of the law” for exercising our freedom of expression? The United States isn’t Russia, China, or any of the other 50+ …
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