As expressed at left, things may be looking up for the U.S. Hate and ignorance at a national level have taken some sharp body blows. Fox News ratings have crashed, an event insiders call a “self-inflicted wound,” referring to the …
Tag: rule of law
As Horrific As Trump Is, Things Actually Could Be Worse
From the Boston Globe: The Texas lawsuit asking the US Supreme Court to invalidate Joe Biden’s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, as 106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as …
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“Trump Gets Results”
As shown here, it’s possible for top-level Republicans to say literally anything they like and not be ridiculed by the Trump base. Trump’s results? Let’s think about that, and consider how he’s led this nation in terms of the pandemic, …
Lots of People Want Trump Dead–So, So Wrong
Many of us know people who wish someone would kill Trump. I hear this constantly from people, ranging from fairly sophisticated folks from my college days and 2GreenEnergy colleagues to total morons. Some of them are hoping that the U.S. …
Why High-Speed Rail Won’t Happen in the United States
It’s common for Americans traveling abroad to return home wondering why the U.S. has no high-speed rail. At 300 MPH, a trip from Los Angeles to the East Coast would take less than eight restful hours, free of turbulence, without …
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Can We Predict the Fate of Humankind? No. Can We Affect It? Absolutely.
Frequent commenter Marco Polo writes in response to my post Humankind Possesses Superior Intelligence–But There’s a Catch: “The End is Nigh” has been a common catch cry among doomsday prophets throughout the ages. You’re correct that, throughout history, there have …
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Poe: Disturbing and Disturbed
It goes without saying that Edgar Allan Poe was a unique figure in world history. In particular, Poe, best known today for his macabre short stories, was by all accounts a most mysterious and terrifying person. Here’s an article exploring the …
A Few Suggestions for the United States on Her Birthday
It’s Independence Day here in the United States—a good time to celebrate the marvels that this country represents, in particular, rule of law, and a meaningful constitution that generally protects the liberties of its individual citizens. The 4th of July is …
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