Tag: environmental responsibility

Obviously, the meme here was concocted simply as clickbait, but here’s a comment anyway.  I’m sure there are companies all across the nation that would prefer not to hire liberals, on the basis that we reject the core tenets of …

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A couple of months ago, I happened to ask a friend who had emigrated from Sweden if she was religious. “No!” she exclaimed.  “Almost no one in Sweden is religious.” As we see at left, there seems to be a …

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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich makes an excellent point at left. The constant onslaught of distractions coming out of Trump’s mouth is calculated to make us give up striving for truth, honesty, and environmental responsibility. We mustn’t quit.    

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The level of support for Trumpism in this country is running at about 40%. My gardener (nice, honest, hard-working guy btw) has the same chance of becoming president in 2028 as you do. Most Americans have values that are normally …

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Trump is a gifted human being–in one sense only, but it’s an extremely important one. He can speak to greedy people in a compelling way.  But more importantly, he can address huge masses of unintelligent Americans in a way that …

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When I argue for environmental responsibility and the decarbonization of the grid, I often say: I know there are people who believe, perhaps because this is what they’re told by Donald Trump, that climate change is a hoax. But are …

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Writing in my recent post called “Educating for Peace” reminded me of one of my first clients, a gentleman by the name of Dan McGee, who casually mentioned one day that he considered himself a “citizen of Earth,” as opposed …

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It’s never a good idea to dismiss something Mark Twain said out of hand. Yet the majority of Americans are on the right side of most political issues. We want common sense gun laws, quality education, women’s rights, universal healthcare, …

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Australian Malcolm Roxburgh writes: I can’t fathom American politics. Surely, out of 300+ million, you can find someone under 60 years of age with all their facilities to be President.  Thank you, Malcolm.  This is a thought I’ve had dozens …

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When my wife read my post from the other day on Ron DeSantis’s pledge to destroy leftism, she commented that the presidential candidate was referring to passing laws that would make certain acts illegal, not to changing human thinking and …

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