Why has the U.S. fallen to its lowest happiness ranking ever? Well, most Americans harbor at least one, often many, deep concerns about their country’s ongoing capacity to support a strong quality of life. Some of us are worried about …
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Why?
Answer to the question posed at left: A plurality of American voters elected a man with terrible values, and now our nation is realizing that the toothpaste can’t go back into the tube. Worse, while the president’s power is theoretically …
The Politics of Two U.S. States
My wife and I have friends in Oklahoma. Interestingly, they’re progressives, and they’re well aware of how rare they are. Wisely, they keep their political views to themselves.
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Understanding the Mindset of Perverts
On an almost daily basis, readers send me news articles like the one at left that raise the question: why are Trump supporters so much more likely than progressives to be involved in criminal activities, and, as an example, sex …
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What the World Needs Now
There is no question that the world needs a bumper crop of peace-makers, rather than a few more billionaires demanding tax cuts at the expense of the common man. But how could this possibly come about? In particular, who are …
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Limitations on DOGE
It’s funny, my wife and I were just talking about this. It’s only a matter of time before a DOGE guy wants to enter a private business or residence and it is met with an armed fellow who explains, “If …
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In What Sense Is the Economy “Rigged?”
What has happened to the economy over the past half century? Well, here are a number of things that are provable: Almost all new wealth has wound up in the hands of the top 1%, which has driven the demand …
Tell Us How You *Really* Feel
The weird thing about Trump is that about half of voters agree with Robert DeNiro (though we might not express ourselves quite like he does), while the other half believe the president was sent by God to make America great …
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We Need an Economy that Works for Everyone
Yes, that’s true. But that would a be a lot easier to achieve if we had fewer hateful, uneducated people who vote for Trump.
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Trump and an Unstable Civilization
An old friend sent me this article that deals with an instability that Team Trump is sewing into human civilization. The real problem of course, is that people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump don’t rely on 401(k)s to provide …
