Most of us crawling around this planet join Charles Dickens in his hope for the world. In fact, many of us are living our lives in such a way so as to achieve this outcome. The problem arises when evil …
Category: Sustainability
Thoughts on Education
My #1 thought about American education is that Ben Carson can only worsen it further. We had four years of a full frontal attack on our schools during the Trump years when Betsy DeVos was the Secretary of Education; we …
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Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Protection
The screen cap here is from a video in which Ted Nugent explains how EMP Shield provides electromagnetic pulse (EMP) protection for your home. Somewhere, there are people who trust Ted Nugent to give them advice on technology. I want …
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Getting It Wrong When It Comes To Understanding Humankind in the Day of Environmental Disaster
Those who follow comedian Bill Maher have noticed that a great deal of his current shtick pokes fun at progressives, and has come to support right-wing causes. The other day he did a bit that I paraphrase as such: When …
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The Cult of Trump
The idea that Trump supporters are members of a cult is not a new one, but let’s examine exactly what this means. The word “cult” denotes a group whose members have lost their capacity to think for themselves, and who …
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Here’s Where We Stand
What Pete Seeger says here is, of course, 100% true. But just look around and see for yourself how far we are from any concept even remotely approaching his idea. We live with the fundamental rule that we, if we’re …
Tagged with: consumption of fossil fuels
Our Times
The modern era has a great deal to say for itself in terms of technology that continues to make our lives longer, healthier, easier, and more entertaining. One struggles to name a single other facet of our times that’s worth …
George Soros
George Soros is an extremely wealthy progressive whose vision of the world is one that is more just and equitable. As far as I can see, there’s nothing more to it, and, unless you’re some sort of hateful nut-job, there …
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Unsustainable Wealth
Here’s a wonderful piece from legendary environmentalist Joe Romm (whose last name, believe it or not, is pronounced “Rome”). A comment: I dispute the assertion that human civilization is making any real attempt at leaving wealth to its children. The …
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The Value of Education in America
At this point, the United States places very little importance on education. Exactly why that is can be argued, but here are a few suggestions. The benefits of an educated population reveal themselves over a period of decades. Similarly, the …
