From the Writer’s Almanac: Today is the birthday of mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal. He was a child prodigy and by the time he was 19 he had already perfected the first mechanical calculator for sale to the public. In …
Category: Sustainability
Living Like Brothers and Sisters
Unfortunately, what MLK says here is 100% correct, and turning this around will be a monumental task. A few data points: • There are more than 200 sovereign countries on Earth. Each either has its own military, or maintains an …
Republicans Need To Offer Americans Real Value, and That’s Simply Not Happening
Pardon the profanity here, but this woman makes an excellent point. It’s possible that American voters are starting to see how far to the right the Republican party has squirted over the past few years; perhaps we’ll find out in …
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Inaction and Regret
Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe left us with this: “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” Of course this applies to our private lives, where we may regret not saying something …
Tagged with: cruelty, environmental decay, indifference to human suffering, racism, rejection of science
Animal Rights
Animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk notes: When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. She is right in the …
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We All Support Our Troops
“Support our troops” truly is one of the best examples of mindless propaganda in the U.S. The slogan has been around since, probably, the Vietnam War, which featured, for the first time in our history, widespread opposition from the common …
Tagged with: American imperialism
Preserving Our Rainforests
It’s the 92nd birthday of the eminent biologist, naturalist, and author E.O. Wilson, who said, “[Destroying rainforests for economic gain] is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” It’s sad that our culture is driven so little by …
Anti-Vaxxers Hard At Work
Normally, we hear about stupidity that comes from some corner of the world we’ve never visited, and perhaps never knew existed. But here’s one from the small town in rural Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez, in which 2GreenEnergy makes its …
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Washington Post: Biden Administration Suspends Oil and Gas Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
From this: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland orders new environmental review of the leasing program, saying the Trump administration did an ‘insufficient analysis’ of drilling’s impact. The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife …
Insurrectionists in Jail: A Little Slice of Tragedy
Well, a lot has changed. Now he was a family man, and he had no jail experience. Also, I’m sure he had a job. Perhaps he was well respected in his community. Make no doubt, this is a tragedy, one that …
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