There is no doubt that our civilization, certainly the United States, is experiencing a rise in hate at this moment, so let’s take a look at the factors that may lie behind that phenomenon. Russian involvement. All 17 U.S. intelligence …
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Is Civilization Making Progress?
Below is yesterday’s “poem for the day” from Garrison Keillor’s “Writer’s Almanac.” There’s a lot to like here, but one thing that I want to comment on is “Don’t think that progress exists. It doesn’t.” Well, that’s a downer, and …
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Providing for the Common Good
Denmark’s history of growing apples and berries in public places for all its citizens to enjoy goes back more than 500 years. Now, as shown here, Ottawa and Adelaide are joining Copenhagen in making this happen in modern times.
When Is a Survey Not a Survey, But an Attempt To Generate Propaganda?
Are the following excerpts from an online survey from the NRA (National Rifle Association in the U.S.) a sincere attempt to understand Americans’ sensibilities vis-a-vis gun rights? Here are a few sample questions, along with some things to think about. …
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Beef Production Is Not Sustainable
The meat industry’s PR team says, “U.S. beef ‘s carbon footprint is 10 to 50 times lower than other regions of the world, making it the leader in sustainable beef production.” There is nothing sustainable whatsoever about beef production.
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Another Suicide in Putin’s Russia
It’s so sad that all these brave Russian intellectuals, each one courageously challenging their leader, all dying by suicide.
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Trump Budget Targets Key Objective: Ignorance
If you’re puzzled by this, ask yourself: Does Trump want smart, cultured people who think critically?
Ordinary Americans Carried Out Inhumane Acts for Trump
This article begins: A week ago, men and women went to work at airports around the United States as they always do. They showered, got dressed, ate breakfast, perhaps dropped off their kids at school. Then they reported to their …
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Trump Going Through Environmental Regulations Like Hot Knife Through Butter
What a proud moment for all these guys! They’ll be able to go home and tell their children, “I was standing in the same room that the President of the United States made it legal for my company to dump …
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Right-Wing Extremism Joins Academic Dishonesty at Hillsdale College
Anti-government, Trump-supporting Hillsdale College is ostensibly conducting a one-question survey of Facebook: What are your biggest concerns about socialism taking root in America? (I use the word “ostensibly” because real surveys from academically honest institutions don’t use loaded questions that …
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