The position of many of today’s self-described “patriots” is offered at left. Apparently, the United States has reached a point at which we have to make a choice between: a) being honest about our history and the mistakes we’ve made, …
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If you’re having trouble defining exactly what’s going wrong in the United States right now, you are to be forgiven. Yet, the words at left may be of service. We seem to be having just the tiniest bit of trouble …
The meme here came from a reader, whom I advise: If you have liars, haters, cheaters and disloyal people in your life, you don’t need prayers, and you don’t need a new year. You need a new life. Be brave. …
At left is a good example of what I mean when I say, “It hasn’t been a good couple of hundred years for philosophers.” In Locke’s day, the 18th Century, it was the province of philosophy to make statements that …
I’ve been a fan of Sartre since my teen years. Maybe that, at last in part, explains why girls weren’t particularly attracted to me. In any case, I’m not sure I like this quote from the 20th Century existentialist. Haven’t …
No one with any moral sensibilities is thrilled with the prospect of another Trump administration, but let’s recognize that this could be the chance for redemption that the United States desperately needs. This country is anxious to re-establish itself as …
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From Investopia, on the last two presidential administrations’ contributions to the national debt: Donald Trump; $6,700,491,178,561.60 (~ $6.7 trillion) Joe Biden; $4,738,415,474,674.48 (~ $4.7 trillion) Outside of the $2 trillion difference, a major consideration is that Trump gave trillions of …
It’s fashionable nowadays to suggest that our schools add stuff to their curricula. Normally, these items are intended to make our young people more independent of a system that is rapidly deteriorating, and include things like growing one’s own food. …
The United States has no official language, and its citizenship test may be taken in any of dozens of languages.
Though Trump seems to have control of the Republican party, and thus the U.S. government, there are members of the GOP, e.g., Liz Cheney, who aren’t willing to concede on matters of truth and rule of law. Powerful stuff here.
