This is the first time I’ve come across the adjectival form of “Lucifer.” Usually it’s satanic, diabolical, or even Mephistophelian. In any case, this is about as idiotic as it gets. More on Rick Wiles here.
Author: craigshields
County Commission Active in Climate Adaptation
Commissioner of Broward County, Florida, Beam Furr, was one of my best friends in college (1973-1977). I know what you’re thinking: Florida, really? Is he one of those anti-science jackasses, so commonly found in the Soon-to-be-Underwater state? No. Not only …
Our False Hopes for Climate Change Mitigation
Those looking for a hopeful, upbeat prediction on our civilization’s capacity to head off climate change will want to skip this article, in which Tariq Fancy (pictured), BlackRock’s former chief investment officer for sustainable investing, says that ESG (Environmental, Social …
Tagged with: climate change mitigation
What College Philosophy Professors Teach
Excellent. A few comments: You say you don’t teach liberal political values, but in a way you do. Not that there is anything wrong about this, but empathy and humility actually are liberal values. The tenets of moral philosophy, like …
Tagged with: build sustainable ecosystems, climate change is a Chinese hoax, dangerous or ineffective drugs as well as cleaning products are viable ways of treating COVID-19, Obama was born in Kenya, Reality has a liberal bias, successful species are far more cooperative with one another than they are competitive, trickle down economics is a valid theory
The Antivaccination Movement and Its Horrible Repercussions
The meme here came from a reader, but it’s content is completely untrue. Largely due to the antivaccination movement, the human population is suffering though a resurgence of pertussis (whooping cough), mumps, measles and perhaps smallpox. The Internet provides numerous …
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Anti-Science Is Uniquely American
As if it doesn’t go without saying, an electrician’s or real estate broker’s “doing his research” on virology is a farce. The very idea is simply an example of how far we’ve fallen as a society. Do those untrained in …
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Scarcity
A reader, apparently a QAnon-style conspiracy theorist, sent me the meme here. Yes, there are people who think that the governments of the 206 sovereign nations are conspiring to kill a significant percentage of the world’s population. Overpopulation isn’t a …
High-Speed Rail in Europe
Here’s an article that predicts the completion of a number of high-speed railroad connections in Europe by the year 2045. I don’t see it, because: France’s TGV, initiated 40 years ago, already offers services that extend to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, …
Ruckus in the White House
Those interested in the tumultuous days at the close of the Trump presidency will enjoy this piece in The New Yorker. It provides insight into how close the United States came to use of its military, domestically or internationally, so …
Tagged with: keep Trump in power
Does This RV Run on Solar Energy?
Here’s yet another EV whose manufacturers (falsely) claim to run exclusively on solar energy. The math goes like this: depending on where on Earth you live, you’re receiving about 1000 Watts per square meter while the sun is close to …
