I always find it interesting how, when MAGA supporters are pressed on whether they think that Donald Trump’s actions represent a threat to democracy, they often retort, “The United States is a republic, not a democracy.” Not only are they missing the point and focusing on unimportant semantics while the larger threats to our freedoms … Continue reading
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Remember When There Were Too Many People?
When I was a kid in the 1970s, I recall there being somewhat of a panic surrounding the idea that the world was becoming dangerously overcrowded. We were told that population growth threatened food supplies, natural resources, pollution, wildlife, and even world peace. “Zero Population Growth” wasn’t a fringe slogan—it was considered responsible citizenship. Fast-forward … Continue reading
Why Do Conservatives Think This Way? Reflections on Piers Morgan’s Surrounded Debate
It seems that I’ve exchanged my television viewing habits for online programming. About six months ago I caught an episode of an online debate program called Surrounded. If you have never seen this program, it consists of one person with a particular point of view facing off against twenty or so other people with an … Continue reading
We Fixed the Ozone Layer — So Why Can’t We Unite on Climate Change?
Am I the only one who remembers when everyone was freaking out over the hole in the ozone layer? I can clearly recall, as a child growing up in the 1970s, how everyone was worried about a hole in the ozone layer and all of the dire consequences that would result. According to the BBC, … Continue reading
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