I honestly don’t know what would make an intelligent person say that. Trump won in 2016, got more than 71 million votes in 2020, and is the runaway candidate for Republican nomination in 2024. He’s a criminal sociopath, but he’s …
I honestly don’t know what would make an intelligent person say that. Trump won in 2016, got more than 71 million votes in 2020, and is the runaway candidate for Republican nomination in 2024. He’s a criminal sociopath, but he’s …
At left is essentially what I believe about the media coverage of the presidential election campaign. When you think about it, the money associated with making this look like a tight contest is so large as to be virtually uncountable, …
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Re: the meme here, a reader notes: If you don’t think Nikki Haley and Joe Biden would split the non-MAGA vote, you’re not paying attention. Personally I think it would be more likely that Nikki Haley and Trump would split …
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The headline here is taken from this article in Bloomberg. A few quick points: Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, leads a company that, since the adoption of the Paris agreement, has sat at the top of …
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I don’t think anyone of any political philosophy disputes that the United States is in trouble. When Donald Trump, facing 91 felony charges from four separate indictments, is the runaway leader in one of two parties, that qualifies as trouble …
Re: The meme here, to use a term from economics, I would say that the “marginal utility” of a living wage is quite high, but it trails off after that. It’s kind of like your first sandwich when you’re hungry …
I disagree. There are idiots all over the world who think they’re geniuses, and none of them is causing the least bit of harm to human civilization. The problem here is that, for some reason, tens of millions of Americans …
In terms of political ideology, it could be that DeSantis is worse than Trump himself. If he represents an improvement over the former president, it’s possible that he’s not a criminal sociopath. I use the word “possible” because, at this …
From Bertrand Russell: “America is sick and her sickness endangers the whole world. Given America’s immense power and resources, a cure must be found within. The first thing that is needed is an education teaching that hate must be avoided, …