The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz notes: If this comment doesn’t cinch the Peace Prize for him the Nobels are rigged.
Category: Renewables – Politics
A Thug in the White House
In this day of utter confusion and the mincing of words, it’s good that we have a person in the U.S. Congress like Jasmine Crockett. The harsh reality is that it was a terrible idea to elect a criminal thug …
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Among Humankind’s Great Frailties Is the Herd Instinct
What makes the evil presence of Donald Trump so horrific in our lives is his amazing capacity to harness the “herd instinct” that Bertrand Russell identified. All this is aimed at one thing: augmenting Trump’s wealth and power. Sickening.
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Trump Supporters Believe in “Nothing?”
The claim here, i.e., that the MAGA folks “believe in nothing” is incorrect, if only because of the trust they place in the infallibility of Donald Trump. It makes no difference how ludicrous what he says, these people are steadfast …
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Why American News Is So Jarring
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a woman from Ireland who had come here for a wedding. She commented that the type of news that Americans receive is far more disturbing than those in her home country. I offered …
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How Is It Possible that More People Haven’t Died in the Last 30 Days?
The MAGA folks are thrilled that people living here with brown skin are terrified about what’s happening under Trump. But how sustainable is this? How long will it take until fatal gunshot wounds between the hunters and the hunted become …
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Trump Supporters Don’t Care that He’s a Pathological Liar
Trump’s following of amoral rich people and uneducated whites seems to be remaining in place, because neither group actually cares too much about the veracity of what comes out of his mouth. The former group is getting tax breaks, and …
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America’s Wanton Cruelty
It’s hard to know how the mass deportation of law-abiding though undocumented workers will turn out. Here are a few possibilities: The economic collapse of entire industries like farming, construction, hospitality, and the management of restaurants. This exercise in stupidity …
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Another Perspective on Trump
At left are the words of billionaire Mark Cuban, offering an observation on the U.S. president that we don’t encounter every day. Look, I understand that we, as flawed human beings, are capable of electing a flawed president. But I …
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On Being “Woke”
It’s great to see the new pope promoting kindness. This represents real change from the entire history of the church before Pope Francis came along in 2013.
