To the author of the meme here: great job. I don’t think we’ll ever run out of ways to point out the hypocrisy of the MAGA Christians.
To the author of the meme here: great job. I don’t think we’ll ever run out of ways to point out the hypocrisy of the MAGA Christians.
The Americans who voted against Donald Trump in the 2024 election and the vast majority of the citizens elsewhere around the world will read this quote from Steinbeck and hope it doesn’t apply to U.S. democracy.
Dr. Gregg Bloche, a friend who teaches at Georgetown Law School, said on a Zoom call yesterday that the U.S. has transitioned from “a cognitive to a non-cognitive” mode of politics and voting. What a fantastic phrase. It’s terrifying, of …
Perhaps it’s easiest to identify what American voters do not value: truth vs. lies, knowledge vs. ignorance, rule of law, fair treatment of minority groups, environmental sustainability, and democracy. It would be comforting to think that the outcome of this …
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White folks voted for Trump, 56 – 42. That’s quite a landslide, one that leaves zero doubt about our appetite for racism, lies, and treason. Fron the standpoint of the environment, it says something else as well: we couldn’t care …
We’re just now learning about the factors that put Trump back into the White House. In particular, too few voters are capable of understanding the issues, and, as a consequence, too few showed up at the polls. Many people, me …
Are they laughing? In a word, no. Quite the contrary. Most of the Earth’s population has historically counted on the U.S. to do the right thing when it comes to things like human rights and rule of law, and they …
The author of the meme needs to understand the use of apostrophes. Aside from that, even if you do prioritize cheaper gas over your loved ones’ rights, do you really think that Trump is going to improve the financial condition …
Perhaps the saddest single feature of our world today, and the United States in particular, is what we do with power. We look at our billionaires, those who could be putting an end to world hunger and climate change, but …
Almost all Americans have a passionate interest in the outcome of today’s presidential election, but how many of us see these results as something that will be meticulously studied by historians over the coming decades? According to polls, it’s possible …