When people like Ramaswamy are taken to be serious candidates to become president of the United States, it can only be because the people they’re speaking to are morons. It’s a grotesque truth–but one we’re forced to accept.
Category: Renewables – Politics
Trump and U.S. Foreign Relations
The author of this meme asks a very good question–one I would love to have answered before I check out of here. If you surveyed everyone who voted against Trump, I think you’ve find four prevalent responses: • Trump has …
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Haunted by Disappointment
Perhaps there were times in U.S. history when government failed the people in a way that was not too different from what we have today. I heard recently that the robber-barons of the late 19th Century were so corrupt that …
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Which Generation of Americans Was “The Best?”
This photo appears to have been taken about the same year I was these kids’ age, ca. 1965. It depicts white and black school students , all standing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. What made this generation “the best?” …
How Many Americans Are Hitting the Road?
Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have left the United States with no plans to return. It would be interesting to know how many Americans have made the same decision, though, for most people, expatriating comes at huge …
Why Lying Works for Trump
My theory on the subject here is that Trump’s lies are so common and blatant that they do not damage the adoration that his supporters have for him. They are willing to justify his complete lack of honesty with malarkey …
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Americans Divided on Donald Trump
The words of journalist Dan Rather here remind us of something happening here in the United States that doesn’t seem to be changing over time. Americans’ perceptions of Donald Trump fall into one of three categories: He’s a vile criminal, …
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The Cult of Trump
Perhaps the most important criterion for determining if a certain group is a cult is as follows: Its leader is always right. In other words, if it appears to you that the leader made a mistake, it is you who …
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A Significant Portion of Latino Voters Went for Trump
Every year, almost exactly one million American citizens of Hispanic descent turn 18 and become eligible to vote. When this figure first came to light, progressives cheered. After all, we wondered, won’t virtually every one of these young people embrace …
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Incremental Improvement
MLK’s famous quote at left and that from lesser-known Pittsburgh sportswriter Harry Psaros (below) seem to be saying essentially the same thing, i.e., that small but steady improvements are possible, and that they’re the best we can hope for. Before …
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