From his Wikipedia page: Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social philosopher and political commentator. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. With widely published commentary and books—and as a guest on TV and radio—he is a well-known …
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Trump Supporters Don’t Care That He Lies
In my recent post: Trump Voters Got Fleeced, But It’s No Big Deal, I pointed out that the MAGA crowd has no interest in calling Trump out on his BS. This is fundamentally how he won the 2024 election: he has …
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Respecting America
Obviously, the meme here was composed by a Trump supporter who carries with him the erroneous belief that the incoming president will improve the standing of the United States on the world stage. But is this likely, given his plans …
Our Political Sensibilities Change Over Time — And That’s OK
Here’s a conversation with a friend that readers may find interesting. Friend: I was initially conservative in my youth, but watching what happened in Reagan’s second term contributed to my rejection of the GOP. Craig: I didn’t get involved in …
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Confronting U.S. History
Many American schoolchildren in the southern part of the United States are still taught that the American Civil War was caused by northern aggression, where Union soldiers attacked the south, raped their women, and stole their land? German philosopher Georg …
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“I’m Pro-Natural Gas”
On this one, a reader notes. “I’m pro every form of energy!!” Really? Would you say this is “who you are?” If so, I hope you’ll think about this a little bit more deeply. Once our civilization discovered fossil fuels …
What to Expect Over the Next Four Years
I’m sure most readers agree with the author of the meme here. There are two other major ingredients that I would add to what we can expect to experiece: Arrogance, i.e., an unfounded confidence in the correctness of Trump’s observations. …
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Want Some Ridiculous Thinking To Help You Through Your Day?
The author of the meme here suggests: “We’ll revisit this post (about the price of a dozen eggs) in four years.” Sure we will. We have the attention span of hamsters. On top of that, we have propaganda machines that …
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American Stupidity Knows No Bounds
If you think there is a single kid in our schools who’s being taught to hate his country, you are a true moron. Yes, it’s part of America’s present-day ultra-right-wing agenda to do its best to prevent us from thinking …
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What These “Kids’ Guides” Really Offer Your Children
Perhaps you’ve seen earlier versions of the ultra-right-wing “Kids’ Guide,” which present Donald Trump as an honest effective servant of the American people, and expose the “radical left” nature of mainstream media. They lay out the “evil” of certain social …
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Tagged with: America's participation in environmental responsibility, climate change mitigation, consolidation of power in the executive branch, empowerment of Vladimir Putin and other world tyrants, journalists with views that dissent from Trump's are squashed, looting the U.S. treasury to make a few billionaires even richer, smashing of Social Security, two-tiered justice system where the rich and powerful can commit crimes with impunity
