Needless to say, our society is divided on many issues, and a lot of this makes sense. For instance, Trump supporters are not likely to support socialized medicine and free college tuition. I get that. But now we have meat-eaters …
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Craving a Personal Peace?
FWIW, I don’t feel this way at all. With Trumpism on the rise, we live in a time of great peril, not only for the United States, but for the entire planet. If this goes the wrong way, we have …
Are We Experiencing the Worst Group of World Leaders in Human History?
The answer to the question above really could be yes. World fascism/authoritarianism is a real possibility. Some might say that if it can happen in the United States, it can happen anywhere.
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Our Earth Is an Insignificant Dot in Space
The caption: The Earth and Moon as seen by the Cassini probe from Saturn’s orbit. All of humanity in one small dot in space. A reminder of what Carl Sagan said about a photo of Earth from space he called …
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Trump and God’s Will
My thanks to the reader who suggested this to me: Is it possible that God’s will actually is being done?
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Trump Supporters Won’t Budge
That a president tried to overthrow the government is not particularly surprising. Those in power have a natural inclination to remain in power, and this type of activity happens constantly in countries all around the globe. What’s amazing is that …
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Religion and Science
Good advice to religious leaders: Don’t promote the mutual exclusivity of faith and reason. Go back to the good old days where religion and science were compatible. Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz were collectively known as the “rationalists.” Good times! Do …
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Trump Pledges to Make America Great Again
Here’s where we are, folks. Almost half our nation eats up Trump’s rhetoric with a spoon.
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More on Presidential Immunity
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to ask some old prep-school chums about something I consider to be absurd: the U.S. Supreme Court’s considering the idea that the president of the United States should enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution. One …
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Reforming the Republican Party
I know absolutely nothing about the strategizing that must be going on inside the Republican party, but one has to think that some smart people realize that the GOP’s current course, MAGA/Trumpism, is not sustainable, and that an alternative must …
