We all know that many corners of the globe are afire on account of religious differences. Israel and Palestine are two entirely different religions, so it makes sense that one’s trying to exterminate the other. But how far apart are …
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What a brilliant insight this is. We search for reasons why conservatives are able to organize so much more effectively than liberals, and perhaps Chekov has nailed it right here. Conservatives, especially those in today’s MAGA ultra-right, have a visceral …
One of our nation’s thorniest problems is the ignorance of the voter base. Small-town Kentucky voted for Trump by a huge margin, but they can’t seem to figure out that they are cold and hungry, in part, because of Trump’s …
The world is sitting on the edge of its seat, wondering about this question. He’ll be gone soon, but how will history remember him? A question in return: Will the rest of the world ever get over the catastrophe that …
Almost all respondents on social media were enthusiastic about banning the garb at left. Two points: 1) I’m thrilled to live in a country that protects its people’s freedom of expression. As an older American, I’m not crazy about massive …
Easy. It’s 36% in the United States, and somewhere around 15% in the rest of the developed world. It’s slim, and it’s disintegrating fast. The world isn’t in great shape right now, but most human beings are good people, and …
What Kurt Vonnegut said here is interesting, but I doubt it’s correct. Yes, people talk about religious people’s “imaginary friend in the sky,” which would be, of course, a remedy for loneliness. But I believe that the primary driver for …
The world population growth is 0.85%. In the developed world (OECD countries), it’s about 0.5%. It’s not credible to me that our civilization is threatened by this. But if I were concerned, I’d ask a scientist whose life’s work is …
Could any C- high school kid believe that there are more top wealth management firms in Montana than there are in Florida, Texas, and California combined?
At left we have something that illustrates why small wind is a concept in renewable energy that was abandoned about 15 years ago. Germans are respected around the world for the quality of their engineering. That’s good if you’re buying …
