Solvang is a small town in Central California, population ~5000. It was founded by the Danes in 1911, with architecture styled to look like old-town Copenhagen. As one might expect, Trump’s threat to seize Greenland has driven local residents, many …
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On Trump’s remarks at left, a reader asks: Why does President Trump lie about (Republican U.S representative) Massie? He claims, “He never votes for us, he always goes with democrats.” That’s not even an exaggeration—it’s a total lie. Fact: Massie …
If interviewed on the subject, most Americans would rate themselves highly in terms of character judgement. Yet half of U.S. voters put Trump back in the White House.
It’s a shame that Americans are so down on our educational system, on the basis that it “cranks out liberals” and “punishes those with nonconforming ideas.” I went to a Quaker school, so most kids were “woke” (though obviously the …
It could be argued that real-world learning about civics, democracy, and the U.S. Constitution is quite valuable, and worth a few hours out of school. And in this case, there are so many elements of our constitution at work: The …
It’s not hard to imagine a world in which countries like Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, New Zealand, and the other social democracies did not exist. If that were the case, the type of libertarian blathering at left …
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Is this really a problem? We can all agree that adequate food and housing are good things, and that hunger and homelessness are bad.
Not sure if Clint Eastwood actually said this. If he did, I would point out: Obama is normally ranked #7 out of 47 U.S. presidents by historians. Not so highly by grossly uneducated racist actors.
My response to this piece on social media: Hell yeah! We Americans have lost any regard we may have once had for rule of law and the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of due process. Just get all these non-whites out of …
A great deal turns on what we mean by “in the end.” There is no doubt that the “accomplishments” at left are already achieved. But what happens a few years after he’s removed from office? The most probable answer is …
