In my last phone call with my mother she asked if I was going to watch the debate. When I told her no, she was incredulous. “Don’t you want to know about the character of the two men who are …
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Leaving the Red States
It’s amazing that the population of Florida isn’t falling off a cliff, as its leadership continues to ratchet up the cruelty on its poor. Apparently very few people are willing to go through the cost and hassle of selling their …
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How Much Insanity Is Too Much?
Do “they want no water?” Well, who’s “they,” and has anyone listening to this rant ever experienced what Trump is describing? I know the former president has a significant support base, but isn’t there a limit past which it loses …
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Leaving the Cult
This guy makes a good point; people hate to look like idiots, and thus it stands to reason that we’re seeing fewer Trump flags. The issue of course, is what these people do when they enter the privacy of the …
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What’s So Obscene about the Obscenely Rich?
Jeff Bezos is worth $205 billion, which, given the impoverishment of a large percentage of his employees, is obscene. But it gets worse, once we realize that it’s you and I who, via our taxes, are paying to prevent these …
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Who Doesn’t Want an Outlaw as the Most Powerful Person on Earth?
Prediction: American’s appetite for a convicted felon in the White House won’t last. Advice: Pay attention to this bizarre moment in U.S. history. It won’t come again.
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Trump and Climate Change
It’s hard to estimate with any accuracy how badly another Trump presidency will set the world back in terms of mitigating climate change. One thing, however, is certain: he’s making it very clear to Big Oil that their financial support …
Neuroscientist and Author Sam Harris on Religion
I’m not sure I would say that this is the true horror of religion, but it’s certainly in the top five. If there is another public intellectual who has a better grasp on these issues than Sam Harris, I hope …
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The U.S. Supreme Court and Trump’s Immunity Case
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich says: Every day the Supreme Court fails to make a decision in Trump’s immunity case is effectively a decision in his favor. They’re acting like an arm of Trump’s campaign by letting him run …
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Are There Really Any “Independent Voters?”
You and I may agree with the meme here, but let’s be real: You could replace “Trump” with “Biden” and the MAGA crowd would be just as adamant. What this means is that, though we talk about independent voters, they …
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