A Montana federal judge threw out 440 oil and gas leases, a ruling that vacates 525 square miles of such lease agreements in two states, based on the finding that the land bureau breached its own sage-grouse plans. Perhaps this …
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The threat of an alien invasion has rightfully entertained the attention of all Earth people since the late 19th Century. And there have been certain times in the interim that it was the greatest putative threat against our population. Perhaps …
Pictured here, Jonathan Metzl is a doctor and professor at Vanderbilt University. In his book Dying of Whiteness, he examines how it’s possible that the life expectancy for white males has fallen for three consecutive years–the first such instance since …
My mom and I engaged in yet another enjoyable and mutually respectful political discussion the other evening. As usual, neither one of us succeeded in changing the other’s belief system one iota, but that’s not the point; it’s always fun …
Trump’s efforts to divide the nation have been incredibly successful, and they’ve brought about all-too-predictable consequences. One, of course, is the empowerment of white supremacists and the threat these dolts represent to everyday Americans. Fifteen years ago we lived in …
If you want a powerful experience, read (or at least skim) through this speech to the very end.
Here’s an article in Forbes that examines why the quality of our air is eroding. The main irony of rolling back legislation like The Clean Air Act is that these laws were actually good for the economy, lowering healthcare costs …
In response to the discussion on the COVID-19 mortality rate, my mom notes: Looks as if statistics can say whatever you want. Yes, that’s true, and remarkably, this is not a new idea. I believe it was Mark Twain who …
In a conversation I had with my mother last night, she pointed out that, according to politically right-of-center RealClearPolitics.com, our Centers for Disease Control estimates the death rate of COVID-19 at 0.004%, and she wonders how that jibes with the …
Here’s a conversation on Georgia governor Brian Kemp’s reopening the state in the midst of the pandemic, based on reports that Georgia officials bungled the data in a way that’s hard to believe wasn’t deliberate. Glenn Doty: I knew that …
