In response to my (admitted off-topic) piece about the suicide rates in the U.S. military, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: I’m certain many service personnel wouldn’t thank you for bringing them home. For some this is the job they love. The …
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It appears that the first VW employee responsible for the emissions scandal, an engineer, James Robert Liang, is headed off to prison, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, commit wire fraud and violate …
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A reader notes: Unsurprisingly, the Constitution doesn’t stipulate citizens can adhere to constitutional provisions at their option, or when they feel in the mood! Gun control and removal of automatic weapons is (in my opinion) a worthy objective, but only …
I thought readers might enjoy a discussion I’m having with 2GreenEnergy mega-supporter Cameron Atwood. Craig: I’m amused by all these “Constitutionalists.” As distinguished from whom? People who believe the Constitution can be trivialized? How many of them are there? Are …
Here’s a meme I hope you enjoy that speaks to the Dakota Access pipeline and the protest surrounding it, that I mentioned earlier today. I thought it was clever.
This is a very cool exercise that I heartily recommend. It says I’m headed for The Netherlands, which is not a bad recommendation. A healthy public sector that is quite progressive on environmental and other issues. The country is very …
Right-wing extremist and Equal Rights Amendment opponent Phyllis Schlafly died yesterday. I don’t normally celebrate deaths, but it’s hard not to in this case, especially when I find a meme that makes me smile like the one here did.
On this date in 1847, Henry David Thoreau left Walden Pond. We remember him for his solitude and demand for a simple life, as well as his masterpiece essay Civil Disobedience (1849). We’re reminded of this as we receive the …
Civil Disobedience Stronger and More Popular Than Ever Read More »
I spend a decent amount of time on Facebook, staying in touch with old friends and trying to build a strong social media presence for 2GreenEnergy. To say the very least, this activity has its ups and downs; in particular, …
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It’s the birthday of German philosopher and theologian Georg Hegel, best known for his observation that human societies evolve via a clash of opposite viewpoints, called dialectics. He theorized that each conflict of contraries results in something new which then itself …
