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As noted in this brilliant article, Trump’s decision to abandon the Kurds and leave them to face slaughter at the hands of the Turks has implications far past Syria.  Anyone looking at this moral catastrophe who has any current or …

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These strange days appear to be coming to an end.

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When I saw that 2GreenEnergy supporter Dr. Tom Konrad’s website AltEnergyStocks.com had published this piece endorsing Elizabeth Warren for president in 2020, I began this conversation:

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Being despised by most of the men, women and children living on Earth wasn’t enough; now The Man Upstairs and the other heavenly hosts are bailing too. Hasn’t been a good couple of weeks.

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A reader notes: Re: Trump, it comes down to whether a president can keep us out of war. And you know? So far, that dog hasn’t barked. And Trump has had plenty of pressure to go to war. And Tulsi is …

Trump and War Read More »

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To be completely honest, though I suspected that this was going to be bad, I had no idea how bad. To illustrate how completely easily taken in I was, I told my wife that there is a chance that Trump …

No One Expected Trump’s Behavior Read More »

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As I’ve mentioned, my mother and I have frequent talks on U.S. politics, and, considering we’re on different ends of the spectrum, they’re remarkably pleasant and mutually respectful.  Last night I asked, “Do you think this impeachment proceeding is going …

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, through the voice of Sherlock Holmes: “We balance probabilities and choose the most likely.”  David Hume, British empiricist philosopher: “We always disbelieve the greater miracle,” (which means essentially the same thing, i.e., we live surrounded not …

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It may be common wisdom that congressional Republicans are loyal to the president, but we’re about to see that this is totally untrue.  These spineless cowards are loyal to themselves, and when self-preservation conflicts with Trump’s downfall, they won’t be able …

The Nation: GOP Going Down with Trump. Oh Sure. Read More »

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A reader offers this piece on an advanced form of libertarianism called “anarcho-capitalism” which views government as parasitic. We don’t really need infrastructure, police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national defense, public education, labor laws, auto and food safety standards, emergency …

Ultra-Libertarianism Read More »

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