As we all know, a pro football player told the graduating class at Benedictine College that women should aspire to be homemakers. This would have been newsworthy if the sponsoring body were not a small, deeply religious school in Kansas. …
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Like It or Not, Ignorance Has Ceased to Matter
Before Donald Trump entered our nation’s political scene, this level of ignorance of American/world history (shown at left) would have disqualified a candidate from the White House just as assuredly as his own personal death. Before this time, to be …
Arbor Day
Happy belated Arbor Day, everyone! (April 24th) Good opportunity to bring you a few words on trees by a former president of the United States.
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Outing Yourself as an Extremist
As the November election moves closer, it will be interesting to see how many households in this largely Republican part of rural California distinguish themselves as Trump supporters, perhaps by displaying the flag at the left. I’m going to guess …
Is Human Consciousness on the Rise?
As suggested in the meme here, does a mechanism exist that enables “a higher consciousness of people to fill the Earth?” Though this might sound like science fiction, such a thing must exist, otherwise there would be no way to …
Trumpism and Education Levels
There has been much discussion concerning the relationship between educational levels and political leanings. There is no doubt, for instance, that one is more likely to encounter a Trump supporter running a hardware store in rural Mississippi than teaching cardiology …
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How the 50 U.S. States Rank in Terms of Education, Political Leaning
The graphic below shows that California, a few of the plains states, the mid-Atlantic, and New England rank highest in terms of educational achievement, and that the Deep South ranks lowest. It’s interesting that there is a strong correspondence between …
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A Thought That Has Little Meaning Today
What Kennedy said here was wonderful, yet how far from today’s political discourse it is.
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Christianity’s Future
The meme here came from a reader/friend who is both a Christian and an extremely senior chemist/physicist. FWIW, I disagree with his assessment; I see no evidence that our civilization is becoming more scientific in its thinking, or more likely …
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Michael Cohen on Trump
All this is fine, but we need specifics that juries can use to send this traitor to prison for life.
