I’m not sure how many Americans heard the news that U.S. President Donald Trump announced today a new sixth branch of the military: The Space Force, which would join the Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force as a …
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U.S. History Books Ca. 2025: Further Discussion
In a recent post, I predicted that U.S. history books will soon reflect upon this anomaly in American culture called “The Trump Administration” as “a bizarre, temporary aberration, highlighted by hate, fear, distrust, and hostility–a time in which the basic rules …
U.S. History Books Ca. 2025
When it’s all over, what will be the take-away from this administration? Here’s how I believe this period of American history will be remembered:
Tagged with: destruction of the environment
Tough It Takes Effort, Politics and Integrity Can Walk Together
Beam Furr is currently Mayor and Commissioner for Broward County Commission District 6 in Southern Florida. 43 years ago, however, he was one of my best friends at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, best known for his gentle smile, unsinkable …
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Normalize Trump’s Behavior At Your Ethical Peril
It’s hard to add anything to Bonhoeffer‘s words. Those who tolerate Trump’s behavior are really not much better than he is.
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EPA Administrator Aggressively Stopping Himself
Thank God for small favors. According to the American Energy Society, there are currently 12 unique investigations of EPA Director Scott Pruitt; these investigations have slowed his attempt to roll back a half-dozen EPA regulatory reviews, including delaying review of rules to …
Dissenters No Longer Welcome in the Land of the Free
From this: President Trump praised the NFL’s decision to mandate that players either stand for the national anthem or stay in the locker room in a TV interview that aired Thursday, and questioned whether players who choose not to stand “proudly” should …
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Crisis Time in the US?
As we’ve seen, the Trump administration and the media (outside of Fox News) are not exactly buddies. Trump himself is in the 16th month of a blistering tirade, largely via Twitter, to convince America that virtually everything we read discussing …
Advent of the Trump Administration Changes Environmentalists’ Focus
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo asks: I’ve noticed (as have others) your change in attitude in the last 18 months. Prior to the 2016 election you seemed very focused on clean energy technology and genuinely interested in promoting debate, discussion and different viewpoints …
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Qualifications for a Career in the Trump Administration Include an Extremely Nuanced Command of the Language
What’s the English word or phrase we use to describe an Israeli sniper shooting and killing (or shooting for the femur so as to permanently maim–see photo) a child throwing rocks? If you said, “Israel defending its border,” you have …
