Prosecuting Trump
Here’s just one more voice from history calling forward in time, instructing us how to deal with the attempt to overthrow the United States government.
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Addressing Climate Change
Here’s an interesting perspective from author, political activist, and social justice advocate Naomi Klein.
Yes, this is a “civilizational wake-up call,” but we seem to be continually hitting the snooze button on the alarm.
I’m reminded of the cartoon featuring a dazed-looking fellow crawling out of a time machine and telling his friend, “I went into the future to warn them, but they said they already knew and didn’t care.”
Prosecuting Trump Is Problematic, Refusing To Is Unthinkable
A reader sent me this, remarking: He’s still here, on duty, guarding the country.
As we’ve all learned over the past six or seven years, we live among tens of millions of amazingly stupid people. And for this reason, the criminal prosecution of the 45th president is going to cause a great deal of commotion among heavily armed morons.
It needs to be said, however, that rule of law, i.e., the concept that no one is above the law, requires that an attempt to overthrow the government of the United States must not be ignored if American democracy is to survive.
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Bringing It All Together
We’ve all read novels in which various plots threads with no apparent relationship to one another come together at the conclusion to form a unified and consistent package with no loose ends.
One hopes that investigation in the January 6th insurrection and the larger coup attempt is an example of this. (more…)
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Nothing Happened Today
Here’s a gag that could apply at any point in our modern history, but it’s particularly timely now, given our concerns about Merrick Garland and the invisible set of procedures that are supposedly taking place within the walls of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Part of the national angst is that, with each passing day, the DoJ is either getting closer to unsealing a set of indictments against Trump and his cronies for seditious conspiracy and treason….or that prospect is getting further away.
We all carry with us the dread of knowing that if justice does not prevail in this case, the United States will essentially disappear from the face of the Earth as a democratic republic.
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The Paradox of Chistianity
From his Wikipedia page:
Richard Rohr is an American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. In 2011 PBS called him “one of the most popular spirituality authors and speakers in the world.”
Good point to be made here. Just because a group of people accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior doesn’t necessitate that they live their lives according to His teachings
This is what gave rise to Gandhi’s remarkable quote: “I love your Christ, not so your Christians.”
Where Law Ends, Tyranny Begins – John Locke
John Locke was one of the most influential thinkers of the European Enlightenment, whose works became central to the U.S. Constitution.
What he says here is worth noting, given the close brush we just had with the demotion of law and the retrogression into authoritarianism.
Small, Hybrid Aircraft
A reader asked me to comment on this article featuring the promise of a “hybrid triplane” design that could be put into place by 2030, offering very low-cost intercity travel– “airfares cheaper than rail.” The plane (see artist’s rendering) has a total capacity of 19 passengers.
I honestly can’t think of a single thing that makes this at all credible. Air travel has to be safe, and closely monitored by government agencies. Even if the cost of fuel can be reduced, as is the claim, this will have very little effect on the overall cost per passenger.
This is akin to the piece I published about a month ago on the company that is developing personalized single person aircraft that it claims will replace automobile commuting to and from work. In other words, the skies will soon be filled with tens of millions of little airplanes piloted by people with 30-minutes’ virtual reality training and no pilot’s license. If that seems feasible, I’m not sure what to tell you.
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Americans’ Approval of Labor Unions Highest Since 1965
Public support for labor unions is as high as it’s been in more that 50 years. This is an indication that voters understand that the common American is being ground into the pavement by the cruelty of the corporate world and is pushing back with all its might.
FWIW, I’ve never been able to understand people’s enmity to organized labor. Management’s job is to squeeze workers; unions enable workers to push back. Seems only fair to me.
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Windfall Tax on Big Oil
ExxonMobil posted profits of $5.5 billion in Q2, more than twice that of Q1. Some people are calling for a windfall profits tax that would address the high price of gasoline.
Unfortunately, the fossil fuel industry, ExxonMobil in particular, is against the idea, so it has no more chance of passing than a law protecting our children from assault weapons.
Big Money wins. Exceptions are few.
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