Question: The first and second laws of thermodynamics conspire to make perpetual motion impossible. But suppose you’re like me, and you like to examine claims like the one below and identify precisely where they fall apart. What’s the exact reason …
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What Is Education?
This is excellent. Reminds us of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s explaining, “We, on a good day, teach our kids what to think. But we don’t seem to realize how important it is to teach them how to think.”
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If Biden Wins, Bloodshed?
As we near the election, we see Biden’s lead in the polls continuing to grow, as Trump’s words and actions become increasingly erratic and frightening. At the same time, we have the FBI statements to the effect that the voting …
Understanding God’s Position Vis-a-Vis the United States
Heresy? That’s a strong word. Maybe it’s just stupidity. From the time I was in grade school I’ve been wondering why God would favor the endeavors of Americans over those of the French or Japanese. It just didn’t seem very …
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Trump Has Made Both Democrats and Republicans Extremely Unhappy
From CNCB news analyst Rick Santelli, “I’ve said from day one, when Donald Trump gets in there, he’s going to make an equal number of Republicans unhappy as Democrats unhappy.” If he’s talking about congresspeople themselves, he’s certainly right. Democrats …
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Amy Barrett Will Be No Friend To Environmentalists
As if this comes as a surprise to anyone, Amy Barrett, Trump’s pick to replace Justice Ginsburg, has implied that she opposes the landmark 2007 decision Massachusetts vs. Environmental Protection Agency, which gave the federal government the power to regulate greenhouse …
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Has America Lost What It Treasured Most?
The animus circling around removing Trump while we still have a democracy here is all around us, but what lies at the core? It’s that, with all it’s faults, the United States has been a pretty decent place to live, …
The British: “Trump Is a Comically Repulsive Character in His Absurdity”
“I’ve always felt that Donald Trump was a Dickensian character because he is so ridiculous, with his hair and his arrogance. He is certainly a comically repulsive character in his absurdity. – Miriam Margolyes British-Australian character actress and comedian, Television …
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Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows
Among the many bizarre twists in current-day U.S. politics is the fact that progressives are now rooting for people we used to disdain: army generals, FBI and CIA directors, conservative pundits like George Will, and now former Secretary of Homeland …
America in Retrograde
This is a sad truth. Maybe the only remaining question is how far backward we’ll go before we turn around again. It’s hard not to seem sorry for America’s women, non-white, LGBTQs, poor, working class, scientists…and anyone else with a …
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