At left is an interesting thought someone had. Trump, in addition to all the other effects his selfish greed and insanity has on people, is exhaustion. Just being on the same planet with him is sapping our strength. When was …
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Teddy Roosevelt Speaks to our Present-Day Woes in America
What Teddy Roosevelt said here lies at the very core of the deep divide in current-day American politics. While about 60% are on board with TR, about 40% believe the precise opposite, i.e., the United States becomes better by ignoring the …
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For $15, You Can Troll the Liberals
I thought this was a joke: an announcement that Team Trump raised $200K in a single weekend, selling packages of 10 laser-engraved plastic drinking straws (shown here). But…, no joke; deliberately destroying the environment is a thing now, as it irritates …
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Trump’s Presidency: Its Causes and Effects
I don’t think what H.L. Mencken said here is what happened in the U.S. While it’s true that the education level of the common American has fallen, and that Trump isn’t good at anything but lying to and manipulating credulous …
Filling the Open Seat at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
When the grid in the U.S. was established more than 100 years ago, its purpose was to provide electrical power cheaply and reliably. Now, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a somewhat wider mission statement, i.e., to ensure “reliable, …
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The Trump Phenomenon Is Bizarre
What this boy’s sign means is that there is a very low probability that his dad is a Republican, since 72% of GOP voters believe that Trump is a good role model for children. I wonder what they most admire. His …
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Trumpland Is a Very Strange Place To Live
Apparently, Trump supporters are OK with their hero’s habitual lying, but don’t they find themselves in something of a pickle regarding his punishing his critics, whether with abusive language (e.g., Omarosa/dog) or with the tools at his disposal as the senior executive …
Pruitt Is Right To Protect Himself from Bodily Attack
From Time Magazine: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers. Pruitt told the New …
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On Changing the World
Here’s a quote from Rob Siltanen, an advertising executive who worked at TBWA/Chiat/Day, the agency that created Apple’s “Think Different” campaign. While I enjoyed it, and I hope you will too, I point out that there is nothing crazy at all about the …
How Notions of Virtue Apply In Today’s World (Or Fail To)
From “The Daily Stoic“: U.S. General Fox Connor would tell his young protege Dwight D. Eisenhower: “Always take your job seriously, never yourself.” It’s a paradoxical truth: The responsibilities thrust upon you are important and your duty to those you …
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