In response to my recent post America Takes the Plunge, Duane Flanigan comments: “I hope all of tRUMP’s troll cultists die. Let God sort it out.” I’m not sure you mean this literally, though I know some do. Personally, I …
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Viewpoints of Trump Are Black and White
Here’s a video of a Facetime session in which someone’s grandmother provides her viewpoints on Trump. Perhaps the most interesting part of the Trump phenomenon is this: there are only two positions here.
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Fossil-Free Investments
Those looking for a wonderful podcast of fossil-free investing, aka “divestment,” have hit the jackpot with this one. It’s all about disrupting the flow of money to oil, coal and natural gas, and it’s starting to have a significant impact …
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Trump Encouraging Lawlessness, Could Get Much Worse
A reader points out, “Trump’s “LIBERATE” tweets are his vilest decrees yet. A full on call for insurrection in a time of crisis. If he loses in November can we expect more of the same?” Another responds, “Count on it. …
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Compassion, Cooperation, and Sacrifice
The author of the beautiful piece of writing below makes an excellent point. What we’re experiencing, in the main, is compassion for our fellow human beings. We need to look at this as the warm-up act for a planetary challenge …
When Ignorance Prevails
The main message here is that we are surrounded by ignorance wherever we go. This is why we need to offer free, high-quality education to every American. In the absence of an informed electorate, democracy stumbles and falls. The results …
Good Reasons Not To Invest in Fossil Fuels
In this little gem, former presidential candidate Tom Steyer points out the folly of investing in fossil fuels. He accurately points out that every single thing that engenders public wrath falls apart financially with great speed. Want to invest in …
Value of a Liberal Arts Education
How valid is a liberal arts education in today’s world? The subject comes up more often today than it had in the past, for a few reasons. First, even before the coronavirus, we lived in a tough economy. High-paying jobs …
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Today’s Outrage: President Trump Tweets to ‘Liberate Michigan’ Repeating Sentiment from Lansing Rally
In Michigan, thousands gathered for a stay-at-home protest in downtown Lansing on Wednesday, calling for the imprisonment of the state’s governor, who had ordered the lock-down. Today, our president tweeted his support for this lawlessness, which could be construed as solicitation, …
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Fox News In Hot Water
Fox News is under an aggressive legal attack, principally from the State of Washington, on the basis that it broadcast a long series of lies minimizing the impact of the coronavirus and that, thus far, this has cost thousands of …
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