The author of the meme here poses an excellent question. I believe it will ultimately be shown that Putin had a great deal to do with this. Russia benefits from a United States that is depleted morally, diplomatically, and economically. …
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Going Backwards
Americans’ human rights are under fierce attack from the far-right-wing. At left is a warning concerning the right of women to make their own choices regarding their reproductive systems, but it just as well could have dealt with LGBTQs, Muslims, …
Public Opinion on Climate Change
Right now, we are seeing a slow but steady increase in the recognition that our climate is warming due primarily to the consumption of fossil fuels. However, as 81-year-old climate scientist James Hansen said recently, it’s possible that, in his …
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It Seems to Get Worse Every Day
An important part of the Republican party’s strategy going into the 2024 elections is to convince Americans that their country lies in ruins due to the incompetence of the Democrats in power. Unfortunately, this means amplifying every piece of bad …
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Regarding the Great Aristotle
Saptadip Pramanik submits this question and asserts that the answer is Aristotle. Yes, he wrote “De Motu Animalia,” or, in English: “On the Motion of Animals.” But most of what he put forward there turned out to be simply incorrect. …
Creating Massive Suffering with Misinformation
How much misery can be created by inventing stories about Haitians’ eating Ohioans’ pet dogs and cats? I don’t know, but it’s limited. Trying to convince folks that climate change is a hoax, on the other hand, is deliberately creating …
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What Does Team Trump Plan to Do About All the Money It Owes?
It’s very difficult to feel sympathy for those who get stung by Donald Trump and his well recognized habit of stiffing vendors. Imagine that you’re the mayor of Minneapolis, MN and the Trump team wants you to open up a …
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How Much, If at All, Do We Honestly Care about Our Children?
The author of the meme here has nailed something very important. It’s the reason people sound so selfish and stupid when they say something like, “Oh, I’m not interested in politics.” It’s just another way of of saying, “I don’t …
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Trump: “National Disgrace”
Perhaps the single strangest aspect to American political life today is that an entire party, one that not too long ago defined itself in terms of a strong military, now pays no attention to the observations of our top generals …
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Let’s Apply a Little Thought Here
“Object permanence” is a term developmental psychology used to mean the point at which infants, usually at the age of perhaps six months, come to understand that the things around them like bottles, toys, and people don’t disappear simply because …
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