To the reader whom sent me this: I agree. I also like them. Hispanics are generally quite family oriented. My wife and I operated a horse-breeding facility for many years in Central California which would have been difficult if not …
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What We Should Make of the New Mayor of New York City?
Have you ever wondered how many Americans have actually spent time in New York City on business? Do you find it interesting that the people in the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated city voted overwhelmingly for the new mayor? These people …
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The Decline and Fall of Human Civilization
Predictably, the right-wing “news” media is having a seizure over the inauguration of the new mayor of New York City. A guy on Newsmax said, “He took his oath swearing on the Quran! He doesn’t even believe in the true …
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On Stupidity
The ancient (pre-Socratic) Greek philosopher Heraclitus is most remembered for having written, “Change is the only constant,” or alternatively translated, “Nothing endures but change.” He wrote, “Into the same rivers we both do and do not step,” meaning that the …
Presenting Sir David Attenborough
An international hero. I met a guy earlier today, and we were discussing why human civilization is losing the battle against environmental collapse. The answer, obviously, is that there are too few David Attenboroughs and too much greed, ignorance, indifference, …
Corporations Need to Be Regulated
This from journalist and Presbyterian minister Chris Hedges. Corporations are not inherently evil. It is this business structure that built the aqueducts of ancient Rome. Yet the last couple of decades have opened Pandora’s box, including the infamous “Citizens United” …
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Understanding the First Amendment
To the reader who sent me this: America, the land of the free, doesn’t tell other people what they can and cannot wear. It’s covered in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, under feedom of expression. It’s a shame …
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The United States Is in Grave Danger
Find the news “disturbing?” From this segment on National Public Radio: Less than five years after urging rioters to “kill” police at the Capitol, a former Jan. 6 defendant is working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice, …
Sam Harris on RFK, Jr.
In this short interview, neuroscientist and public intellectual Sam Harris explains how dangerous RFK, Jr. is to our nation and its people. Pathological liars, especially talented ones, are very hard to catch–but it can be done.
Let’s Not Forget that Trump Controls Our Nation’s Nukes
Electing a criminal nut-job to the White House comes at a cost. OK, but how big a cost? Let’s hope we never find out.
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