When my kids were younger, I urged them to aim for careers that would require them to use their minds, rather than their hands. If something can be done by a robot,” I explained, “It ultimately will be done by …
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Reagan Was the First “Teflon” President, But Sadly, Not the Last
Perhaps the most important take-away from the Reagan presidency is that political rhetoric that creates a strong bond of connection with conservative voters buys a Republican president a pass against many, if not all, of his missteps in office. If …
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Plant-Based Chicken
Here’s a quick report on KFC’s new plant-based chicken product, “Beyond Fried Chicken,” available at nearly 4,000 U.S. locations. As I’ve mentioned frequently, meatless meat has gone mainstream. That’s because the plant-based burgers from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are …
Trump Supporters Are Not Like You and I
Trump supporters are different from the rest of us in almost every way. Obviously, our inner-selves are dissimilar, by which I mean our philosophies and value systems. But strangely that deviation holds true on the outside as well–from the language …
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What Actually Happened Is All But Meaningless To History
In our post-truth world, there is virtually no relationship whatsoever between what a president did and what he’s remembered for. It could be said that this started with Reagan, the “Teflon president.” It will be interesting to see what happens …
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21st Century Morals Don’t Come from the Old Testament
It’s weird that people ignore this? Well, fortunately, we don’t let the content of the Bible, especially the Old Testament, inform our moral sensibilities in the 21st Century. Most of the discussion on the subject has been stone-cold serious, but …
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I sure would like to live in a civilization that conforms to Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s idea here. The social democracies of Europe and Scandinavia probably come as close to it as any nations on Earth. The United States may actually …
Florida’s Attempts To Shred Constitution Blocked
Here’s good new at the left. IMO, his voter suppression laws that flout the 14th and 15th Amendments are even more egregious; looking forward to a decision. Important precedents say that states can do whatever they want as long as …
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‘A Big Win’: USPS Must Turn Over Docs About DeJoy’s Potential Conflicts of Interest
From this: “The stench of corruption wafting up from Louis DeJoy’s office is so thick seagulls are flying in from the Jersey Shore and circling overhead.” A leading government ethics watchdog on Wednesday cheered a federal judge’s ruling ordering the United …
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Putting out the Fire
What a wonderful mark English broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough has made on the world. What he says here is something all of us should keep in mind. Explaining to a grandchild that you knew the planet was …
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