To be sure, no one knows what the world is going to be like 12 months from today vis-a-vis COVID-19, but it’s heartening to know that America’s response is now based on science and not some ridiculous act of nepotism. …
Category: Sustainability
Understanding the U.S. Government
A reader provided the meme here. He doesn’t seem to understand what the public sector, via its tax base, provides each American: infrastructure, police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national defense, public education, labor laws, auto and food safety standards, air …
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We Were Wrong About America
The point being made here points to the skills and capacity for evil that is Donald Trump. His demagoguery, strengthened by a major cable news channel, effectively tapped into the bigotry, fear, and ignorance of almost exactly half of the …
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GOP Demands Four More Years of National Disgrace and Degradation
The conversation among progressives as I post this, in the middle of the day after the U.S. presidential election, where a Biden victory looks probable but uncertain, goes roughly like this: Looks like Biden squeaked by, but what we’ve learned …
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Our Fathers Were Antifa
A reader notes: This is my father, Frederick H. Hahn, 3rd. In 1940 at age 38, he enlisted to fight the Nazis. He fought in North Africa and Italy where he was wounded when his jeep flipped over after hitting …
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Staying Positive at Times of Great Stress
Many Americans are stressed out beyond words on this election day, the results of which have so much impact. Both sides are convinced that a loss means the ruination of the country, and a great deal of suffering for them …
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They Walk Among Us
What to say? I guess: Sorry for your kid, and sorry that you’re a moron.
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The Green Economy
“We have probed the earth, excavated it, burned it, ripped things from it, buried things in it, chopped down its forests, leveled its hills, muddied its waters, and dirtied its air. That does not fit my definition of a good …
The Carbon Footprint of Washing Dishes
Those wishing to lower the carbon footprint associated with dish washing may be amused by this video on the Mini Portable Washing Machine. As they promote their product: Mini Portable washing machine can wash deli, also clean jewelry, glasses, fruits …
America: Be Prepared
We all have our ways of expressing what an abject disaster 2020 has been; I happen to admire whomever decorated this road sign to make his point. In truth, of course, it’s possible that 2021 will be even worse. In …
