I would guess that the percentage of Americans who believe that our system of justice is broken runs north of 90%. But many people tie our system of justice to whatever political party happens to be in power at the …
I would guess that the percentage of Americans who believe that our system of justice is broken runs north of 90%. But many people tie our system of justice to whatever political party happens to be in power at the …
I don’t own a black outfit, so I won’t be following along. But I truly understand the sentiment. A reader pointed out: “I won’t be watching someone swearing an oath he has no intention of upholding.”
Here’s something from a group called “Canadians Against Trump.” Perhaps the most painful aspect of life here in the United States is knowing that we had grossly overestimated the intelligence and decency of the typical American. It really does hurt.
It’s true that the MAGA crowd is generally unintelligent, but the real common denominator of most Trump supporters is that lies and other “stupid stuff” are not deal-breakers. They love Trump’s strongman policies of racism, environmental deregulation, and anti-wokeism.
So far, Donald Trump has done to the United States precisely what he wanted: exacting loyalty from both houses of congress, having all criminal charges stemming from his attempt to overthrow the government dropped, and dividing the nation between the …
The current “reality” that the United States is largely ignoring is that it has re-elected one of the worst people in human history. Will there be a price to be paid? To be sure, though it’s too early to know …
Here’s a piece of wisdom from Noam Chomsky. As Arthur C. Clarke put it shortly before his death, “I try to be optimistic, because both optimism and pessimism are self-fulfilling prophecies.”
The reader who sent this question posed at left provided his one-word answer: Greed. I’m afraid he’s right. As Socrates said, “All wars are about money.” And as our annual military budget gets ever closer to $1 trillion, all that …
While Germany has a far-right party, the AfD, Alternative für Deutschland, which received 10.4% of the vote in 2021, there really is no equivalent to the low-brow MAGA movement in the United States. Perhaps that’s because the average German is …
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As suggested at left, big money bets on science every single time. As Aesop noted 2500 years ago, “A fool and his money are soon parted.” And, since generally the wealthiest individuals and corporations are anything but fools, they can …