If you think that the future of transportation is personal airplanes, zipping about our skies, piloted by unlicensed, untrained people who are barely able to prevent their cars from mowing down pedestrians or crashing into other vehicles, here’s an investment …
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What Makes a Liberal?
I dispute both parts of the meme here. Many people have said that reading the bible tends to turn people into liberal atheists, as rational people reject the idea of a cruel and vindictive God, and conclude that acceptance of …
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Why Norwegians Are Happy
I just ran into a Norwegian couple here in the U.S. on vacation. As previously mentioned, I like to compliment Scandinavians on their standing near the top of the World Happiness Rankings, and then ask them to explain how they …
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Deporting Political Dissidents Is Full-On Fascism
It would be good if we could find one single arena in which Donald Trump is taking this country that isn’t identical to what we saw in Europe during the 1930s, or what we see in the fascist states that …
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‘Honestly Terrifying’: Yosemite National Park Is in Chaos
I was always eager to accept invitations to chaperone my kids’ class trips to various parks around California, and especially Yosemite with it’s unequalled grandeur. Perhaps I’ll get the same opportunity when my grandchildren come of age, but that seems …
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Voters’ Reaction to Trump’s Agenda
I’d like to believe that the words at left speak the truth, but I don’t have any hard evidence of that. Trump supporters are watching their hero amassing more power with each passing day. Yes, most of what he’s doing is …
Is the World Truly Getting Worse?
The “word of the day” today is “pejorism,” the belief that the world is becoming worse. If a survey were taken of all literate people on Earth, I’d bet that a good 80% would identify as pejorists, primarily on the …
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Teaching Empathy in Denmark
I can’t vouch for the truth of the claim made at left. In any case, Danish kids don’t need to learn about empathy in their schools, because the entire ethos in Northern Europe is all about treating other human beings …
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The Water-Powered Car
If you’re interested in explaining to someone that a “water-powered car” is theoretically impossible, you might want to start with the idea that water is the product of combusting hydrogen with oxygen or the use of hydrogen in a fuel-cell. …
Too Bad about the U.S. Constitution
My brother and I are typical Boomers, given that our father fought in the Second World War, and we came along in the 1950s. Also typical of our day, we were taught that one of the unique aspects to being …
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