Ever since I was a small boy, I thought it strange that people would say, “I’m proud to be an American.” You’re proud of something you had absolutely nothing to do with?” People should be proud of their accomplishments, or …
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Better Ideas in Education
I live across the street from the K-8 school my kids attended 20 years ago. The quality was superior then and it’s still going strong today. Its students look robust and eager to learn. A) Do you think this meme …
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Invest in Oil?
Why in hell would any decent person want to play an active part in ruining the planet? When my father passed in 2010, he left me a considerable chunk of stock in Exxon Mobil. I sold covered calls on it …
“Is It Just Me, or Did People Seem Happier Back Then?”
Well, the 1970s was a time before: • Corporate greed really took root and got a financial stranglehold on both employees and consumers. • Our educational system failed, resulting in people stupid and mean enough to vote for Donald Trump. …
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Canadians, Republicans, and Weapons of War
Canadians have conservatives. I’m not sure what they believe in, but this is for certain: none of them thinks that an unscreened and potential criminal psychopath has an absolute right to buy and use a weapon of war so powerful …
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Wrecking the Planet with a Few Strokes of a Pen
This piece in the New York Times outlines the environmental devastation that Trump has inflicted on our nation (and planet) in just one short week.
What’s Up with Our Society’s Fascination with Rating Things?
Yes, men rate women, Uber riders rate their drivers, and callers into phone banks rate their experiences. But is it possible we’ve taken this whole thing too far? Who rates cemeteries, and why?
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Deer Hunters and Gun Deaths
A couple of points: Actually, there are 11.4 million deer hunters, 4.6 million use archery and 6.8 million use guns. It just takes a second to look this up, and doing so prevents one from spreading malicious lies. Hunters don’t …
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Trend to Sustainability?
Unfortunately, the trend we really see here is the lie that a sustainable future for our human civilization lies in the things laid out at left. Of course, there is nothing wrong with making our clothes out of cotton or …
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What Does “Guilt-Free” Mean?
When I came across this ad, I naively thought it was referring to guilt that some folks have about eating murdered pigs. Wrong. It means that this preparation of murdered pigs is (they claim) better for your health.
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