At this point, it looks as though the extreme right-wing interests are going to prevail in grinding the “Build Back Better” bill into the pavement. Some of the bravest and most committed souls in Congress haven’t given up, but it …
Category: Sustainability
Grinding “Build Back Better” into Dust
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“People Do Go Both Ways” – The Scarecrow
We’ve all observed how our political philosophies evolve as we age. There are people, even the brightest amongst us, who try to oversimplify this concept, e.g., Winston Churchill’s “If you’re not a liberal when you’re young, you have no heart. …
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Chick-fil-A and Basic Morals
The answer to the question posed at left: It doesn’t matter. The organization is, at its core, homophobic, and self-respecting people would not be associated with it regardless of how lucrative the opportunity. I shake my head when I hear …
Interpreting Scripture
We can all agree that there are a number of interpretations of the Bible with respect to how literally these stories should be taken. At the liberal end are those who look to the Good Book for sources of hope …
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Scott Cerreta: The Fifth Horseman Arrives
I believe that the only good thing about living in the 21st Century is technology, which made our lives longer, healthier, and far more convenient than they were at any time in human history. The rest of this crap you …
Tagged with: environmental degradation
Seeing Both Sides
A reader sent me this quote from a police chief: It’s not the police who need to be retrained, it’s the public. We have grown into a mouthy, mobile phone wielding, vulgar, uncivil society with no personal responsibility and the …
The Way Religion Fits Into Western Society Hasn’t Changed Too Much
Here’s a glass-is-half-full kind of atheist whose attitude should be admired. Look at how close we are to complete agreement! I’m reminded of a guided tour I once had at the J. Paul Getty collection of antiquities. I asked the …
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The End of American Democracy Is the Story
Timothy David Snyder is an American author and historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust. He is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute …
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What Does It Mean To Be an American?
A reader notes: Donald Trump just endorsed Viktor Orban. Orban is an anti-Semitic, racist, authoritarian despot who has crushed democratic institutions in Hungary, attacked the free press, and politicized rule of law. No wonder Trump likes him. All our lives …
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Vicious Cycle in Public Education
The point being made here may sound obvious to you, but that’s because you’re an educated person who understands a) this core tenet of public schooling, and b) that you’re not well equipped to craft school curricula.
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