Readers understand that I desperately want to see Trump gone, but if they want to see real passion here, they need to meet my wife. Becky’s having such a tough time with the day-to-day news about the climate denial, the …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Evaluating Social Democracy
A reader notes: There is a huge conceptual misunderstanding in the world of politics and political philosophy. We keep hearing about the left and the right, which delivers a completely incorrect concept of reality. It is not left and right …
Anti-Trump Sentiment Has Its Lighter Side
Comments on the pic at left: Jean: I have a “my dog is smarter than your president’” but I’m too scared of the Trump supporters to put it on my car. Me: Love it! I’m with you, Jean. My car …
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Indeed, Trump Has “Moral Clarity”
Apparently, some people are incensed about what 2012 presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann said here. I actually don’t argue that Trump has “moral clarity.” It’s perfectly clear where he stands on issues that have enormous moral impact: abandoning allies, destroying the …
Public Opinion Interesting But Often Unimportant
From former Labor Secretary Robert Reich: A new poll released today asked this straightforward question:
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Jared and Ivanka Celebrate Their 10th
What’s going on here? I don’t mean the obvious, i.e., that two unelected government officials will be using a government facility to host a personal gathering and that taxpayers are picking up the tab.
Support for the U.S. President
Those of us old enough to remember the end of the Nixon presidency recall that support doesn’t wane steadily. It hangs on and on, until it’s no longer considered tenable. Then it disappears, as if into a wisp.
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On Human Scum
Can it shock anyone that Trump considers any who oppose him, be they from either of the two main U.S. political parties here in the formerly great United States, to be “human scum?” At this point it’s a cascading set …
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Capitalism and Socialism
In response to a pro-capitalist/anti-social screed, the following discussion ensued. The essay Stuart linked to is very interesting and worthwhile, btw. Stuart: For those more interested in substance than rhetoric on this issue, please check this out, explaining how capitalism …
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“Abuse of Power Is Not a Crime”: The Epitome of Ignorance
It’s hard to imagine what thoughts shot through the minds of the collective Republican establishment when the president’s former acting attorney general made this statement earlier today. One would have to speculate the following: If this is the best defense …
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