I have a conversation with one friend or another on this subject about once per month. The question: how terrible do things have to become before “bread and circuses” no longer maintain the order of capitalism over some other system …
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Understanding What Your Second Amendment Rights Actually Mean
I would edit the text in the meme at left and replace “….to die for your Second Amendment right” with “to die for what is clearly a misinterpretation of the Second Amendment .” What Warren Burger said on this subject …
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What We Need to Get Rid of for the Safety of Our Kids
This excellent rebuttal was made by a Canadian, but it could just as easily been a Japanese, or a citizen of almost any other country on Earth than the U.S. I think the point she made is spot-on: we need …
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Republicans Are Soon to Realize How Unpopular They Are
What these congressional Republicans are attempting to do, of course, is to communicate to the National Rifle Association and the most extreme right-wing voters that they are not wishy-washy on the Second Amendment, and that they couldn’t care less how …
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Home Depot on “Grammar Police”
I saw the announcement at left on a social media group called “Grammar Police,” where people come to ask questions about the proper use of English, and to lampoon folks who may have gotten something wrong. There is a reason …
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Charging Electric Vehicles
I thought I’d make a few comments on the foolish garbage presented at left. 1) In addition to hydro and nuclear, there are other flavors of renewable energy. 2) The grid is getting cleaner every year. Just yesterday, Denmark closed …
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Maintaining a Life-Supporting Planet
As suggested in the cartoon here, humankind is currently losing the battle to keep the Earth a healthy place to live. This is largely driven by the United States, the world’s largest economy, and our refusal to reduce carbon emissions. …
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Congress Needs to Face the Truth about Trump
Liz Cheyney is 100% correct in what she told her party here. Trump will be gone, and soon. He’ll lose the election, then face criminal conviction on dozens of different felony counts. And what of his supporters in Congress? Like …
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Is This Huge?
Most people would like to believe that Pat Toomey’s announcement, is, in fact, a big break in the campaign. But let’s look at it squarely for what it is: a statement that may affect the thinking of a few voters …
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Hydrogen
A reader who believes that hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles represent our future asked me to explain why I disagree. My belief is that hydrogen is a red herring, and I become more convinced of that with each passing year. As …
