I’m sure this subject has been studied countless times by sociologists and economists. If I were asked to explain it, I would suggest the following: Certain states place less value on education, and therefore their people ultimately become less productive …
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Understanding the Common Trump Supporter
The message on this guy’s truck tells us a great deal about him: his level of intelligence, compassion for others, and understanding of the world around him. He seems unaware that virtually every American supports our troops (though we may …
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Top Republicans Endorsing Harris
Here we have former Kansas U.S. Senator Nancy Kassenbaum (retired in 1996), a Republican, whose smile may derive from the fact that she just endorsed Kamala Harris for President. It’s interesting to see that there is very little correlation between …
Do You Mentally Correct Others’ Grammar?
A reader asked for my position on his question at left. Of course. And often, it’s not just “in my head”; I shout it aloud. On CNN just now: “Someone with whom they’re speaking to,” should have been, “Someone to …
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Physics and Philosophy
I often say, “It hasn’t been a good last hundred years-or-so for philosophy.” And as shown at left, this sentiment is shared by minds far brighter than my own, in this case, German-British physicist and mathematician Max Born. Until fairly …
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Federal Emergency Management Agency on the Chopping Block
If Republicans take control of the U.S. government and implement Project 2025, one of the casualties will be FEMA. Americans affected by natural disasters like hurricanes will be on their own to repair their damaged property, and many of those …
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Republicans Align with Russia
Russia wants Ukraine back. (And I’m sure, England wants the 13 colonies back.) Neither is going to happen, but that doesn’t prevent the Republican party from backing Putin and standing against the free world.
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“Woke Razors?”
The ad here reads: “Jeremy’s Razors isn’t for liberal white women. It’s for men. Conservative men.” I would change “conservative men” to “extremely stupid, gullible, easily manipulated men.” Seriously, I’m a marketing guy too, and I understand the need to …
From the Washington Post: Rudy Giuliani Disbarred in D.C. for His Role in Election 2020 Subversion
From the article: The D.C. Court of Appeals agreed with a disciplinary committee that found Giuliani’s challenges to the 2020 election results “utterly false” and “recklessly so.” Now an interesting question arises. Suppose you’re a Fox News viewer and you’ve …
Republicans Coming Out for Harris, But What Does this Mean?
Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen hundreds of top Republicans come forward and say essentially what Mesa, Arizona mayor John Giles said here: it would be a huge mistake to re-elect Donald Trump, given his moral failings and …
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