Numerous political philosophers from Aristotle to Jefferson have written the words, or their equivalent, that we see at left. In fact, the first decent paper I wrote in my quest for a degree in the subject was on Aristotle’s position …
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A Note from Thomas Jefferson
Tagged with: Aristotle, It's when a so-called "friend" has undergone a change in character, Jefferson. Aristotle's position on "The circumstances under which it's acceptable to discontinue of friendship.", multi-tiered justice system, the abandonment of rule of law, the dumbing down of America, trashing the environment for profit, white nationalism
Would Charlie Kirk Have Been “Ashamed?”
Not sure “ashamed” is the right word. Perhaps “appalled” would be a better fit. Essentially everything Charlie Kirk stood for went up in flames in the U.S. 2026 midterms: white nationalism, the rejection of science, the destruction of the educational …
The Thought Process Surrounding Poverty in America
As shown at left, there is a huge correlation between poverty (and lousy education) and support for Donald Trump. Which raises the question: why don’t the people who live in, say, Mississippi want to elect someone who will make their …
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What Went Wrong Here in the United States?
To answer the question posed at left: America at one time had moral standards, but we’ve abandoned them. Now, it’s about the essential principles of MAGA: white nationalism, the rejection of science, and the repudiation of “wokeism.” It’s a disgusting …
Let’s Replace George Washington with Charlie Kirk on the U.S. Quarter
The American ultra-right-wing is lining up a heap of posthumous praise on Charlie Kirk. Of course, not everyone feels the same, like the author of the meme at left, who points out that Kirk was merely a podcaster. My problem …
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Higher Education and Virtue
Obviously, not all college graduates are good people; of course there is no guarantee that higher education carries virtue along with it. Yet there is clearly a strong correlation. There is a reason (perhaps many reasons) that Donald Trump does …
The American Flag Doesn’t Mean What it Did 20 Years Ago
A neighbor writes: Anyone else upset that there are no American Flags in our little town for Memorial Day?? How about a little patriotism??? I can see the dilemma. Unfortunately, the American flag has been co-opted by the MAGA Trump …
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**Some** Americans Are Embarrassed About What Our Nation Has Become
Let’s be honest. The American people elected this SOB just a few months ago, and he was hardly an unknown quantity. We need to deal with the fact that almost half of U.S. voters approve of ignorance of basic economics, …
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Why Trump?
These are good questions, and they come with a few, tightly related answers: Ignorance, white nationalism and anti-wokeism. Trump supporters don’t love everything he says and does, but their hatred is so intense that they happily accept their leader. Of …
The Hate and Violence That Is Texas
From former U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke: It might be hard to believe, but the governor of the state of Texas (Greg Abbott) just said he’d shoot migrants and asylum seekers if it weren’t for the fact that he’d be charged …
