What scares me most about Trump isn’t that he’s capable of fascistic thoughts like these. We’ve all seen him in action here, and this comes as no real surprise. What’s most terrifying about our current-day politics is that, if he …
Trump Wants to Aim the U.S. Military at the “Radical Left” Read More »
I just ran across this bumper sticker, but I’m having trouble figuring out what it means. Here are a few suggestions. The rules have changed in that: 1) Now someone, in this case a former president, can be indicted, tried …
Here’s a blurb I came across on social media, in which a boyhood friend makes an important point about the use of the words “capitalism” and “socialism.” If it seems familiar, it’s because it’s the same concept that I’ve been …
In the U.S., We Tend to Misuse the Terms “Capitalism” and “Socialism” Read More »
Without a doubt, the word “fascist” is overused in modern-day American politics. This is understandable, given the mutual finger-pointing that has become so common in our discourse. A great example from the Clinton-Trump debate in 2016: Clinton: “Trump is a …
Trump’s Top General: Former President Is “a Fascist to the Core” Read More »
At left is a brief discussion on the subject of public schooling, and, in particular, the question of who should make the decisions re: curricula. The author suggests that the “client” to be served by public education is not the …
Who Should Call the Shots in American Public Education? Read More »
Here’s another example of how Americans have somehow, and fairly suddenly, lost their ability to think. Trump will say something that any five-year-old would immediately reject, but that statement will be adopted as fact by tens of millions of the …
Obama makes a good point here. Who does that? The problem: there is nothing that Trump could possibly do or say that would be too strange, too far out there, too indicative of a mental illness–thus causing his supporters to …
IMO, the content of the meme at left is one of the very best ideas ever propounded by humankind. It speaks to the subject of “cognitive biases,” a big deal nowadays. However, it’s been attributed to essentially everyone in history. …
From a reader: A message written on the back of an SUV quickly went viral after being shared online. To those wondering how it’s possible that Trump could be re-elected, I offer you this “viral” meme. Apparently, its author (and …
In a recent post I wrote that I believe that ultimately it will be revealed that Trump has an unlovely relationship with Putin, perhaps only insofar as Trump worships Putin, and envies his position as absolute ruler. It’s true that …
