The cartoon here is an apt description of what we mean by the phrase “defund the police.” This may be the worst misnomer in the history of the English language, because it suggests that we neither need or appreciate law …
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Trump Walks the Tightrope with Considerable Skill
I’m not sure that Trump is as unhinged, and is such a danger to himself, as people say. Though I guess we’ll find out when he goes to trial, defending himself against a wide range of charges, and the prosecution …
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Who Buys from the Trump Store?
2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is in Santa Ynez, CA a small town in a rural part of the state. As such, it’s chuck full of Trump supporters. Yet one doesn’t see many overt suggestions of that. For example, the merchandise photographed at …
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Trump Arrest “Cardiac?”
I hear people say this constantly, but I remind them that what this country needs is not a dead criminal ex-president, but the repudiation of a criminal ex-president. This can only happen via indictments, trials, convictions, and prison sentences. So …
Sad Times for Republicans
The video below is a piece of political satire I thought readers might enjoy. It really has been a sad time for Trump supporters, though that’s not likely to turn itself around. One has to love Lindsey Graham’s tearful plea: …
Leaders in Love with Power Inflict Great Damage
When one lives in a constitutional republic that is rooted in democracy, i.e., the will of the people, there is no mechanism to prevent the next Donald Trump. If the people of the land demand a sociopath, that’s precisely what …
Somehow, Celebrating the Torture-Murder of a Black Man at the Hands of Police Doesn’t Fly with the Car Racing Industry
NASCAR was essentially forced to sanction one of its drivers for mocking the torture-death of George Floyd at the hands of four members of the Minneapolis police department. Those living outside the U.S. might find it befuddling, but here’s the …
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Why It Will Be So Hard to Leave Trump Behind Us
Why are our minds so full of cognitive biases, those nasty systematic deviations from rationality, “subjective realities” that supersede our capacity for reason? Mark Twain certainly made his own contribution, as seen here. Astronomer Carl Sagan said essentially the same …
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Further Discussion on “Ben Carson — ‘Can I Count on You to Help Unite Our Divided Nation?'”
In a recent post I pointed out that Ben Carson will cause only a small number of Americans to: “Pledge (Their) Servant Leadership (whatever that means) to One Nation, Under God,” on the basis that “Much of our country has …
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Who Indicted Trump?
We’ve all encountered the myth that Trump’s indictments have come from Biden’s Department of Justice, implying that the president is “weaponizing the DoJ” against his political opponent. The meme here may go a long way to dispelling that. Another point …
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