How does one respond to a congregation of worshippers being told that the Delta variant is a hoax and that those who choose to come to church in masks will be ejected from the building? This doesn’t bode well for …
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Dealing with the Delta Variant: “Tennessee Pastor the Personification of a Clear and Present Danger”
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The Scourge of Trickle-Down Economics
Forty years after Reagan and the advent of “trickle-down” economics, it’s widely recognized that the theory was an abject failure. Of course, it didn’t fail the rich, whose already-huge piece of the pie has ballooned since 1980, an outcome that …
“Liberals Are Determined To Tear Down America.” Ouch, Lady.
Here’s an email I just got from Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley’s marketing team: “What are we standing for?” This question means more now than ever. Why? Because liberals are determined to tear down America, our values, and our principles. And it’s …
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Bottled Water
Here’s a piece on bottled water that doesn’t even get into the issue of plastic waste. Nestlé CEO Brabeck-Letmathe called the idea that water is a human right “extreme.” This really is one of the ugliest enterprises on the face of …
Mike Lindell: Trump To Be Reinstated August 13
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says that he believes former President Donald Trump will be reinstated as president on August 13, claiming that Biden and Harris will both resign when “the evidence is presented.” But what happens when August 14th rolls …
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A County in Washington State Sets New Rules Against Fossil Fuel Expansion, Celebrated as ‘Blueprint’ for Nation
From this article: “This is a landmark victory for the local communities who have stood up and held firm for over a decade to protect the climate, the Salish Sea, and their own health and safety.” In a move that comes …
Planet Earth Has Sufficient Natural Resources for All Humankind, But …
It’s the birthday of humorist and poet Don Marquis, who, before he died in 1937, left us with this: I have noticed that when chickens quit quarreling over their food they often find that there is enough for all of …
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Democracy in America
From the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of writer Alexis de Tocqueville, born in Paris (1805). He was 25 years old when the French government sent him to America to study the prison system. He spent nine months touring towns and cities …
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Renewables Top Coal
This remarkable graph (larger version below) shows that, for the first time in history, renewable energy has surpassed the combustion of coal in the U.S. grid-mix. This is an important reminder that things aren’t hopeless, regardless of what we may …
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Industry Trade Shows: Plastics
We all hope that the pandemic will be under control soon, and that the important events that drive commerce like industry trade shows will resume. Linked below is one scheduled for August concerning plastic. I have to confess that I …
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