Here’s a meme that illustrates how U.S. politics has lost all sense of nuance. If a proposal could possibly benefit the common American: better education, healthcare, voting rights, or environmental responsibility, the GOP will be dead-set against it. Now, if …
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Nice Going, Brazil!
Congratulations to the people of Brazil, who tossed out an authoritarian strong man and elected a man of peace, honor, and environmental responsibility. Lula won by almost two points, which is good, because had this been any tighter, Brazil could …
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Environmental Responsibility at Christmas
As an environmentalist, wasteful glitz like this is simply irritating. Hence, I’m for the guy below, which I scoop up immediately and reuse over a period of decades.
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Universal Healthcare
The note at left is a reminder of how cruel our system of healthcare is here in the U.S. It’s just one of dozens of things that all decent people would like to change, along with gun control, better education, …
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Christianity and Moral Progress
I believe this was true when Bertrand Russell said it in 1926, in his lecture that was later transcribed into the essay “Why I Am Not a Christian.” It’s certainly less so today, given the statements and actions of Pope …
What It Means to Say: “I’m Not Interested in Politics.”
A lack of interest in politics is actually worse than the way it’s described here. That’s because bad leaders damage more than just my income, my rights, etc. They damage everyone except those who donate to their campaigns. There is …
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No, Mother Nature Does Not Want You To Support Liz Chaney
We all respect Liz Cheney for her fierce integrity and true patriotism, but, as mentioned earlier, we would be very foolish to think that just because she upholds rule of law that she’s somehow turned into a steward of the …
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The Least the Democrats Can Say Is That They’re “Not Nuts”
In an earlier post, Is a New Political Party in the U.S. a Good Idea?, I pointed out that there is nothing intrinsically wrong with the Democratic party. It may lack forceful new ideas, and it may be led by …
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Is a New Political Party in the U.S. a Good Idea?
Pastor John Pavlovitz and I see this precisely the same way. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the Democratic party. It’s platform includes environmental responsibility, quality education, human rights, equal justice, and restoring the economic policies that made this nation …
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Most Gun Owners Are Good People
It’s important to keep in mind that most gun owners are not NRA members, and, generally, vehemently disapprove of the organization’s indifference to safety, which make the danger of mass shootings many times higher than it would be if guns …
