As illustrated in the brief discussion below, it’s always easy to pick something that’s going wrong in the world, and blame a politician you don’t like for it. I don’t fault Trump for being unable to keep Kim Jong-un from …
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The Latest Marjorie Taylor Greene Scandal Is…..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The most interesting thing about the limits on outrageous behavior from Republican congresspeople is that there are none. Sure, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comparison of mask regulations to the Holocaust has resulted in a few more voices calling for her ouster …
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George Will: “I Would Like To See January 6th Burned Into the American Mind as Firmly as 9/11”
Appearing on ABC News’ “This Week,” ultraconservative columnist George Will told the roundtable participants that the bipartisan commission to investigate the causes of the deadly riot was controversial among Republicans for one reason: “We have something new in American history. …
Electric Transportation Confers Environmental Benefits, But It’s a Tricky Subject
A friend sent me this piece from the Wall Street Journal on the environmental benefits of electric transportation, called Are Electric Cars Really Better for the Environment? While it’s very good, the situation is actually a bit more complicated than …
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The Shareholder Revolution At ExxonMobil Is an Example of a Larger Trend
From the Washington Post: A group of insurgent investors backed by the three largest pension funds in America is trying to force ExxonMobil to take climate change much more seriously — not just for the sake of the company’s viability …
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Technology Is Constantly Improving–What This Means
There are many reasons that it’s a mistake to invest in Big Oil, morality being chief among them. Another, however is practical. The only possible course for the world of transportation is the elimination of gasoline and diesel, as EV …
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The Concept of the Stolen Election Is Supremely Stupid
The point being made here is solid. Let’s all hope that this “stolen election” narrative goes down in history as the single stupidest event in U.S. history, and that it’s not superseded by something even worse. Another way of looking …
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Antifa Stormed the Capitol on January 6th?
The concept expressed at left here reminds me of an embarrassing admission I’d like to to make. When a conservative acquaintance who had actually been at the Capitol on January 6th to protest the “stolen election” told me that the …
Bernie’s One of a Kind
As suggested here, Bernie Sanders is a wonder. How does a man with such unshakable integrity succeed in American politics? Hell, he would have been president if the DNC hadn’t cheated him out of the nomination in 2016. Even my …
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Americans Have Liberal Values That Are Frustrated By Big Money
This is Andrew Breitbart, the founder of far-right Breitbart News. And he’s correct here: even though there are right extremist news sources (like his own, and a few cable “news” channels) the left does control the narrative. But this isn’t …
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