Concerns over President Trump’s mental health have waxed and waned over his term in office. At times he appears extremely consistent in his demagoguery as well as his wanton destruction of American values (like honesty and decency) and institutions (like democracy). (more…)
Is there more hate crime in America under Trump, or does it just seem that way? Maybe the media is just more interested in reporting it, perhaps to spur ratings with sensationalized garbage.
No, it’s not a figment of your imagination, at least according to the FBI, which reported a 17% spike in hate-fueled violence during the first year of the new administration. (more…)
Considering how interested most Americans are about the performance of the cars they drive, it’s surprising that there isn’t even more people for the new Tesla Model 3. Via software called “Track Mode,” the Performance Model 3 is now “world’s quickest sport sedan,” according to Motor Trend. (more…)
Most of us have encountered those who hope Trump somehow dies. I sure have; I know tons of them. Here’s a discussion, at the bottom of which I present my thoughts on why this isn’t a rational wish.
Question: The far-right nationalist Jair Bolsonaro, now president-elect of Brazil, said he will lift existing restrictions on land development. In what year did Brazil require all landowners to keep a percentage of their terrain forested–ranging from 20% in some parts of the country to 80% in the Amazon?
Those who have never experienced an earthquake can only imagine how terrifying it is. Yet the terror resides exclusively in the fact that, when the ground starts to shake, no one knows if it’s going to be a 4.5 (no damage) or a 9.0 and destroy half the state. (more…)
…. when that something is the closing of another coal-fired power plant. In this case, the results are better health for all citizens of Earth. (more…)
When the grid in the U.S. was established more than 100 years ago, its purpose was to provide electrical power cheaply and reliably. Now, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a somewhat wider mission statement, i.e., to ensure “reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy services at a reasonable cost.” Yes, the notion of sustainability is, at least nominally, part of FERC’s charter, as well as impartiality and independence. (more…)
It’s said that “good laws need good science.” Thus the cause for alarm that the “Trump administration is breaking with 75 years of precedent by attempting to interfere in how science is practiced by the U.S. government, according to three experts who issued a dire warning to their profession in the journal Science on Thursday. (more…)
Here’s John F. Kennedy speaking at Robert Frost’s funeral:
(Frost) coupled poetry and power, for he saw poetry as the means of saving power from itself. (more…)
