Category: Sustainability

Five years ago, I wrote this piece on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and an interview I had seen in which Melinda mused: “It’s weird. When I visit them, all I want to talk about is vaccines; all they …

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Focusing on Contraception Read More »

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Let’s add onto that: How to live with a government being taken over by a criminal sociopath, and a society so fixated on gratifying its own selfish desires that it’s become the only one on Earth to have allowed a …

What Should We Be Teaching in Our Schools? Read More »

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As shown at left and in the comments below, there are entire communities of people who believe the pandemic is a hoax.  I thought readers may be amused, horrified, or some combination of the two by the discussion here. Person …

Fighting Stupidity and a Pandemic at the Same Time Read More »

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John Wesley was an 18th Century English cleric, theologian and evangelist.  Wikipedia notes:  (He) was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent …

John Wesley Was Quite a Guy Read More »

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Those living outside the United States may read the dialogue at the left and say, “Give me a break; it couldn’t possibly be that stupid.”  Well, I’m sorry to have to report that this is precisely the childishly idiotic level …

America’s Two Political Parties Clash in the Most Idiotic Ways Possible Read More »

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A reader sent me this meme. I wrote back, “Errr, that means you’re on the left.” Until very recently, there were no societies on Earth, certainly not in the developed world, that were attempting to eliminate science from policy-making and …

Understanding Left v. Right Wing Politics Read More »

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Here are seven warning signs of a potentially unsafe group or leader.  I leave it to the reader to determine what, if any, relationship it has with Trump and his supporters. • Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability. • No tolerance …

The Cult of Trump Read More »

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Over 2,000 people without masks at a huge sand bar bash at Lake Butte des Morts (translates to “Hill of the Dead”) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin yesterday. Given that we live in a country of selfish morons, getting a handle on …

Dealing with COVID-19: Making It Tough Read More »

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There’s a lot of content in this one little photograph.  The eye goes initially to the thin women, gazing peacefully forward, holding the “love” sign, but then soon moves to the gloved hand of the thug who’s constricting the neck …

Americans Totally Baffled by Police Behavior Read More »

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One of the few good things that’s coming out of the white supremacist movement is our ability to improve our understanding of the laws in various states that address assault and battery.  Check this out.

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