It sure does seem like the world is coming crashing down around the U.S. president: Washington (CNN) Retired Adm. William McRaven said Thursday that the US is under attack from President Donald Trump, who he believes is working to “destroy” the country …
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Republican Rep To Trump: “Just Stop Spreading this Unfounded Conspiracy Theory. It Will Destroy Us.”
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Brilliant Analysis of Renewable Energy Penetration
Here’s a fabulous article that analyzes four semi-distinct phases of renewable energy adoption, each of which is a function of the plummeting costs of solar and wind, each of which comes about for a different reason.
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Some Thoughts on Liberalism, Perhaps from Ron Howard
There is some controversy as to whether actor/director Ron Howard actually wrote this or not. In any case, Howard actually is a liberal, and this is worth a read. FWIW, I don’t disagree with a single word here. – Craig …
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EPA Rollbacks Causing Air Pollution
Here’s an article in Forbes that examines why the quality of our air is eroding. The main irony of rolling back legislation like The Clean Air Act is that these laws were actually good for the economy, lowering healthcare costs …
The New American Savagery
This is what we’ve become. Barbarians. The predominant emotion that people in other countries regard the United States is pity. No wonder. The whole Trump phenomenon makes me want to cry.
Announcing a Third-Party Candidate in November’s Election
Regarding the meme here, reader Tom Ujszaszy says, “And that is one way to get Trump another four years.” It’s true that third party candidates have crippled the Democrats in the past, though a Libertarian is going to take far …
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Interpreting COVID-19 Stats
In response to the discussion on the COVID-19 mortality rate, my mom notes: Looks as if statistics can say whatever you want. Yes, that’s true, and remarkably, this is not a new idea. I believe it was Mark Twain who …
COVID-19 Mortality Rate
In a conversation I had with my mother last night, she pointed out that, according to politically right-of-center RealClearPolitics.com, our Centers for Disease Control estimates the death rate of COVID-19 at 0.004%, and she wonders how that jibes with the …
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Understanding U.S. Corporatocracy
Here’s a pictorial depiction of the state of the swamp that is the United States federal government. In each case, the person tasked with protecting a given function such that it serves the people is someone who spent his/her career …
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Trump Is Opening Churches, But Is This a Smart Move for Him?
Will this energize Trump’s base? I suppose, but these are people who have already shown they believe their leader was sent by God to make America great again, and they couldn’t care less that Trump is a cruel, pathological liar, …
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