Astrophysicist Brian Greene makes an excellent point here, but I’m not holding my breath. In the brief (15-year) period of time since the launch of 2GreenEnergy, our public education standards have continued to deteriorate, while our kids’ interest in science …
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As it turns out, a significant majority of Americans, about two-thirds, have liberal values. It depends, of course, on what specific issues you’re talking about, but this figure is an amalgam of our views on abortion rights, the death penalty, …
To a question currently circulating on social media: What item from the 1970s should be brought back? an old friend answered: a counterculture. I found that quite thought-provoking. Don’t we have a counterculture today? It’s possible that we have one, …
When Tulsi Gabbard came on the political scene years ago, she held great appeal as a left-of-center Democrat with a keen mind, a powerful stage presence, and a deep commitment to humanitarian values. Recently, however, she has shifted to the …
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From Clint Eastwood: People say that we must leave a better planet to our children. The truth is that we must leave better children to our planet. I would say that both are true. Of course, as a true right-winger, …
I think we all know this, at some level. The problem is that making personal sacrifices for the good of all humankind is something that very few people will do.
There is a point to be made in the meme here, but the goings-on in California normally involve environmental stewardship, human rights, healthcare, or something else that makes the planet a better place to live. The precise opposite is true …
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The mission of the William Penn Charter School, founded in 1689, is to provide a high-quality K-12 education on a platform of Quaker principles: Belief in seeking peace with oneself and others, in accepting and respecting each individual’s uniqueness, in …
Seems like a good time to remind Americans that socialism and capitalism do not exist in their pure form anywhere on this planet. Take a moment and imagine our lives without our physical infrastructure, police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national …
(Larger version below) There are a few things I would add. Police who use excessive force, especially when a suspect’s death comes as a result, should be held accountable. War should be used as a last resort, and America’s defense …
