Progressives in the United States, in general, wish they could fashion their country after Northern Europe. Scandinavians pay slightly higher taxes, but they have governments that work for all the people, not just the rich.
A good example of the difference is shown in the meme here. Does corruption exist in Norway? Probably. But it isn’t the founding principle of their federal government.
It’s nice to have parks in otherwise densely packed cities, but their absence isn’t ruining the planet.
What is causing environmental collapse is shown below.
Fittingly, Donald Trump appointed Scott Pruitt, career oil and gas lobbyist, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt, rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, and describes himself as a “leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda,” promptly went to work dismantling as much regulation as possible. (more…)
I had a talk earlier today with an old friend who brought up the idea of letting the deep red states secede from the union.
My response was that this would have been quite practical in 1860 when the South wanted to leave, but that it won’t work today. (more…)
Mark Meadows has been removed from North Carolina’s voter roll as state officials investigate allegations that he committed voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Make you a deal. Plead guilty to attempting to overthrow the United States government, and we’ll drop the voter fraud charges.
The ultra-right-wing Hillsdale College is known for its “surveys” that are essentially propaganda and fund-raising not-so-cleverly disguised as market research. Here’s a question from their survey on the Electoral College, which they favor, as it’s the only way that extreme conservatives have a chance of winning the presidency:
Here’s RMI’s cofounder Amory Lovins shaking hands with Jimmy Carter.
It may come as a surprise that there was a time before environmentalism became a partisan issue.
The Environmental Protection Agency was formed in the Nixon administration.
Nowadays, notions like climate change mitigation and toxic waste regulation are regarded as subjects of interest strictly for “woke” people.
It’s pathetic.
In a recent post Why Do Americans Revel in Deceit? in which I suggested that we Americans need to start asking ourselves why we want to be led by overtly deceitful people. I wrote: I for one would rather elect someone with no qualification other than basic honesty than a Dr. Oz or Donald Trump. (more…)
I know I’ve commented on this before, but I thought this defense attorney made a point worth repeating:
Outside of the wealthy owners of our nation’s great thoroughbred farms, the people of Kentucky tend to be poor, sick, and under-educated, but they don’t aspire to anything different. They continue to elect representatives who do absolutely nothing to improve the lives of the common citizen, but that doesn’t rankle them in the least.
McConnell stands for today’s conservative values: Christian, white, Trump, MAGA, ant-government, anti-science, anti-immigrant, anti-“woke,” pro-coal, pro-gun, and that’s all voters are asking.
