Where Trump Came From
We’ve been discussing where Trump is going, and I’m the first to admit that it’s anyone’s guess.
How he got here, however, is quite clear; in fact, it’s summarized in the content of the meme here. Since 1980, the vast majority of new wealth in this country has gone to the top 1%, and the common white American has felt real hardship. A powerful demagogue who saw this came along, and convinced them that their real enemies were immigrants, social programs benefiting people too lazy to work, and the political elite. (more…)
I’d love to believe what former GOP strategist Steve Schmidt says here about the future, but I actually don’t. About 40% of American voters think that the present-day Republican platform is just fine. Where is the mechanism by which this changes?
From this week’s newsletter from the American Energy Society:
As we get closer to the holiday season we start to think about our traditions. One we have in the Shields family is to buy a live Christmas tree and plant it after the first of the new year; every home we’ve owned through the years has at least one such addition.
For the second consecutive year Coca Cola won the award for the most polluting brand in a 
There are people who believe that America is on the right path, i.e., becoming great again–but here’s a meme that raises the question: Who are they? What do they believe in?
I wish I had been on this train to tell this this guy how much I approve of his hat.
We speak so much about divisiveness in U.S. politics that we often overlook how, I believe literally, everything else in our lives is going to extremes at the very same time.
Those wondering how climate change denial became an integral part of the Republican party should check out the video below. There really has been a dramatic shift here; three decades ago, there were several bipartisan bills on the U.S. Senate floor that would have addressed climate change, potentially preventing us from getting where we are now. Now, such efforts would be unheard of. 
Oh, I think he’s correct here. It’s strange; occasionally he says something that’s true.
