Here’s one of these gratuitous posts that is driven only by the fact that I just happened to run across this painting by Italian artist Maurizo Rega. His impressionistic style really speaks to me, and he cranks these babies out …
Planting Trees Lowers CO2 Atmospheric Concentrations Read More »
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Cameron Atwood comments on a Japanese company called Spiber, that produces a variety of materials through a fermentation process that uses sugars and microbes, rather than petrochemical or animal-derived raw materials. They are definitely working at the right …
So sorry to hear this. I had the honor of meeting him when I was at Georgetown, from 1977-79. My advisor, who was very close with Thompson, once told me that when he’d meet each incoming class of basketball players, …
We’ve Lost a Great One: Georgetown’s John Thompson Read More »
There must be Trump supporters my exact age, looking at this and thinking: Well, look. I worked hard all my life and paid into Social Security, which was taken out of every paycheck I earned from the time I got …
Losing Social Security Due To Permanent Cuts in Payroll Taxes Doesn’t Bother Me a Bit Read More »
Labeling a certain group “terrorists” may not sound like an important distinction. After all, we have laws that prohibit and punish threatening violence, and certainly committing it. Yet the laws we’ve passed over the last couple of decades concerning terrorism …
When Does a Group Merit the Designation of “Terrorist?” Read More »
A reader comments on the meme here: I think it comes from the notion that generally police are supposed to be the best of the best, the ones charged with protecting those who can not protect themselves. They have been …
If you were asked to name the single most despicable member of Trump’s cabinet, whom would you choose? Attorney General William Barr might be an obvious choice, insofar as he’s functioning essentially as the president’s private attorney, and has no …
Choosing the Most Contemptible Member of Trump’s Cabinet Is No Piece of Cake Read More »
Richard Rohr is an American author, spiritual writer, and Franciscan friar, ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. PBS has called him “one of the most popular spirituality authors and speakers in the world.” It’s hard to know what to say about his words …
Yes, let’s institutionalize virtual political conventions. Reinvesting the monetary savings in public education, cleantech R&D, cancer research, debt reduction, stay-in-school programs, infrastructure, college scholarships, summer camps for the underprivileged, whatever. Just pick one. Or eleven. And yes, keep the jet …
America’s New Eco-Friendly Political Conventions Read More »
Franz Jägerstätter was an Austrian conscientious objector during World War II. Jägerstätter was sentenced to death and executed for his refusal to fight for Nazi Germany. He was later declared a martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church. Two quotes …
