I wrote a post yesterday about the troubling direction U.S. politics is going, suggesting that it could get worse. In response, frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: We have still moved forward a tremendous amount in the past 8 years, and …
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Dialogue with a Reader on Trump
Re: the Trump presidency and his possible removal from office, a reader asks: Good grief, do you guys ever give up? Will you spend the next 1000 days, eagerly awaiting the fulfillment of your fantasy? I realize you don’t like …
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Consumerism: A Double-Edged Sword
A colleague sent me an email explaining the “Centennial light,” noting, “They used to make bulbs that lasted forever, but they conspired to downgrade.” He went on to describe “The Phoebus cartel,” comprised by, among others, Osram, Philips, and General …
