I’m fairly guarded with my comments on the legitimacy of capitalism as the foundation of our civilization. But holy mackerel, the Pope certainly isn’t. Say what you will about modern-day life, but you sure can’t claim it’s boring. Think of …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Clean Power Plan: Happy Birthday!
Today, Americans of conscience are celebrating the first birthday of the Clean Power Plan, which provides a comprehensive new policy to underpin the rapid migration away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy, in an effort to mitigate climate change …
Trump on the Environment
While the chorus of anti-Trump sentiment is growing louder by the day, he remains very much in the public spotlight, perhaps only for the wonderment we all hold: what hateful, laughably erroneous, irresponsible thing is he going to say next? …
When Is It a Good Idea to Argue Against the Run-of-the-Mill, Garden-Variety Ignoramus?
Frequent commenter (when will I find a new descriptor?) MarcoPolo writes: Trump knows his audience will hear what they want to hear. His best publicists are his enemies. The more vitriolic and outraged they become, the more likable he seems.
The Effect of Raising One’s Voice
Re: my post on Bill McKibben speaking about the U.S. presidential election, frequent gainsayer MarcoPolo writes: Advocates like Mckibben may get cheers from the “converted” but many Democrats will stay away from the polls because they don’t like his rhetoric. …
What We Can Learn from Aldous Huxley
It’s the birthday of Aldous Huxley, best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World. According to the Writer’s Almanac, “(This) was one of the first novels to predict the future existence of genetic engineering, test-tube babies, anti-depression medication, and …
Among Other Things At Stake in the US Presidential Election Is the Tenuous Progress We’ve Made Environmentally
I wrote a post on Facebook in which I provided a laundry list of things (including environmental stewardship) that we’ll be losing if Donald Trump wins the US presidency. In response, my colleague Steve Vachss reprimands me for whining, …
Trends Towards Liberalism
A comment on a recent post contained the phrase: “fantasies created by trendy liberals.” Two points: • “Fantasies” is just a pejorative term for hopes, aspirations, and ambitions. It’s very important to our society and to the outcome of our …
Trump Chooses Mike Pence as Running Mate
It will be interesting to see how they fare with an electorate that includes women, Hispanics and all people of color, LGBTs, Muslims, true Christians, economists and trade policy professionals, military people who understand the realities of war, constitutional lawyers, …
Comedy Delivers Truth So Powerfully
If you don’t know who Jim Jefferies is, now’s a good time to rectify that. The Australian comedian’s routine on gun control took the world by storm, for reasons you’ll appreciate immediately when you check this out. But here’s a …
