When my daughter was young, I used to help her with things like grammar and poetry interpretation. I recall explaining Frost’s “Fire and Ice”: He seems to be saying that the world could end either in fire, perhaps nuclear war, …
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Prosecuting Trump?
We have no choice but to prosecute Trump once he’s out of office. If we don’t, we’ll be issuing an open invitation for the next would-be dictator, and the next one couldn’t possibly be this incompetent. We really don’t have …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: U.S. Coal Consumption
Question: 2019 was the first year the U.S. consumed more renewable energy than coal since what year? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: Hint: Burning wood was the main energy resource until the advent of electricity, at …
Republican Senators in a Bind that Pits Ethics Against Practical Concerns
GOP Senator Ben Sasse: “When we talk in private, I haven’t heard a single Congressional Republican allege that the election results were fraudulent — not one,” Sasse wrote. “Instead, I hear them talk about their worries about how they will …
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Trump Running Out of Time To Bilk Supporters
This is actually a very serious subject, but the cartoon below should make you smile. The man has no sense of shame–sadly, a huge advantage in the business world.
We Wish You a Happy New Year, But Caution You Not To Expect a Miracle
Those who don’t understand that January 1 represents nothing more than an arbitrary point in our Earth’s path as it revolves around the sun would do well to check out this video.
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What Happened To Cooperation and Compromise in Congress?
Joe Turk, one of my mentors as a young man, writes as follows: Tomorrow will mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Clean Air Act by Nixon. An Act lobbied against by: Big Oil, Coal, the Auto Industry, …
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United Nations: “Blackwater Pardons Violate International Law, Undermine Human Rights”
As anyone could have predicted, Trump’s decision to pardon the mass murders who, until their incarceration worked for the brother of the president’s Education Secretary, has been met with international condemnation. The United Nations made this statement on the subject: …
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Constitutional Originialism
For anyone who may be interested, here’s a conversation I’m having with some old college friends on constitutional originalism, a concept regarding the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution that asserts that all statements in the constitution must be interpreted based …
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The Religious Cult of Donald Trump and the Danger It Represents
Here’s distinguished scholar of religions Reza Aslan explaining Trump’s popularity among white evangelical Christians. About 8 minutes long, worth ever second.
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