(Larger version below) There are a few things I would add. Police who use excessive force, especially when a suspect’s death comes as a result, should be held accountable. War should be used as a last resort, and America’s defense …
Category: Sustainability
Has Rule of Law Been Restored?
This guy has a good point, but we all need to recognize that the wheels of justice turn slowly. It is still reasonable for Americans to believe that rule of law has been restored (at least to the degree that …
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The U.S. Needs To Abolish the Death Penalty
From this piece on the death penalty: In this past 50 years, the US has put to death at least 1,536 individuals, 34 per cent of them Black, and 8 per cent Latino. Study after study has shown the death …
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California Moves Closer to a “Circular Economy”
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed five new bills into law, each mandating advancements in product packaging, labeling, recycling and waste reduction. The Instagram presentation linked above provides more information. These new laws are part of what is called a “circular …
The “Good Old Days” Actually Were Pretty Darn Good
The point being made here isn’t entirely incorrect, but life in the United States 50 years ago actually was better than it is now in many important ways. What we didn’t have then was technology that makes our lives longer, …
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Is a Clean Environment a “Human Right?”
I’m not one to make fun of the impotence of the United Nations; I wish it weren’t so. But this one does seem to be a bit outside their realm. What does the UN’s declaring something to be a human …
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Hey You! Watch Those Analogies!
I was one of those people who actually enjoyed taking the SATs. I was much better at math than verbal, but I remember the analogies fondly. These are tests of vocabulary, an example of which might be: Loud is to …
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Caring About Others Makes Trumpism Hard To Live With
This is precisely what I told my son when Trump was elected: Regardless of how bad this is for the country and the world as a whole, it will affect us directly very little, We’re not female, gay, Muslim, black, …
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From the New York Times: In Alaska’s Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
This article presents a chilling position for a doctor to find himself in, forced to make the decision to save one life at the expense of another. Alaska is known for its rugged individualism and anti-government, anti-science sentiment. Thus, anyone …
Anti-Vax Protesters
Here’s a video showing how police treat violent anti-vax protestors more gently than those whose causes may be equal rights, peace, or environmental responsibility. That’s sad, of course, but it’s worse that these pigs actually exist. How much is it …
