This meme presents an extremely pessimistic statement about America’s future. Yes, it’s possible that Trump will succeed in the tasks he wants to take on, e.g., weaponizing the justice system against his enemies, removing rule of law as it applies …
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Scientists’ Integrity
If you’re a conspiracy theorist who believes that only 3% of scientists are honest, you most certainly have never known anyone who plays a role in this discipline. Now, you don’t have to be a QAnon/MAGA Trump supporter to harbor …
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The Sociology of Taxation
As presented at left, Americans love to complain about taxation. Yet most people in the rest of the developed world don’t mind paying taxes, in some cases at higher rates than ours here in the U.S., because they derive significant …
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A Rarity: Improving American Education
I just met a senior executive at HopSkipDrive, an organization with an Uber-like business model, but one that focuses on providing a safe, reliable alternative school transportation solution. My new friend says that the typical schoolchild might be in foster …
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The Trump Indictments: What They Mean
The meme here may sound damning to some Americans, but keep in mind that the majority of U.S. voters either think that Trump was treated unfairly by the woke elite or never even heard about the indictments. I have a …
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Word Choice
A reader asks: I really wish I could come up with a better adverb than “really” to emphasize or to express enthusiasm, which I really use way too often. But I really can’t think of one that does it better. I …
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The Return of Trump: What We Should Expect
If we can get through the coming four years without a series of major catastrophes, we should count ourselves lucky beyond belief.
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Is Our Existence a Problem?
This from 20th Century German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist Erich Fromm. A smart guy, to be sure, but to his point here, I’m with Socrates, who said famously, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” …
Biden Should Pardon Steven Donziger, Incarcerated for Defending the People of Ecuador Against Chevron
Please see this, and donate if you care to. More details on his Wikipedia page. If I were to run out of gas, I’d rather push my car to the next gas station than fill it at Chevron.
Religion and Science
The quote here from 20th Century physicist/mathematician Paul Dirac reminds us of the hundreds of attempts to reconcile faith and reason, religion and science, call it what you will. This was the life’s work of Thomas Aquinas, btw, using nothing …
