Reading time – 3:47 . . . Here are some news chunks that at first may seem to be unrelated, yet they really are connected. “The FDA won’t ban a type of breast implant that has been linked to cancer, the agency announced Thursday. Textured breast implants have been tied to a form of cancer… [read more]
Reading time – 4:41; Viewing time – 6:43 . . . First they were the “silent majority.” Then they were “values voters,” which seemed to imply that those who didn’t see things exactly their way had no values. Now they’re “the base” or “Evangelicals.” Regardless of the label, they were and are focused on being… [read more]
Reading time – 2:59; Viewing time – 4:06 . . . Here’s Jax definition of populism: Mob behavior gussied up with a slick political cover. Trump’s base is entirely populist, calling for extreme reaction to any issue and blunt force solutions to all problems. Think: Muslim ban; kidnapping children; building a $38 billion wall; embracing… [read more]
Reading time – 2:57; Viewing time – 4:24 . . . There are quite practical and important reasons to see beyond our justifiable anger and desire for retribution for the crimes of Trump. I refer not to his total and horrifying moral failings, but to actual crimes he may have committed. It matters to our… [read more]
Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 4:39 . . . At a time when a high school education is so often woefully inadequate for success in a global, interconnected world, where old time manufacturing skills have given way to computerized everything and where millions of employers are frustrated because they’re unable to find people… [read more]
Ed. note: This was my response to a letter from a friend, updated only very slightly, and was posted three months before the 2012 general election. Sadly, the question still haunts us. Reading time – 3:34; Viewing time – 8:36 . . . Thanks so much for your comments. I completely and enthusiastically agree … [read more]
Reading time – 3.5 minutes; viewing time – 8:15 . . . Necessary preface: This offering has been scheduled for quite a while and has been pushed back until today because of more pressing issues. Now we have a most pressing issue, the unholy slaughter of innocents in Paris on Friday night. Almost oddly, that… [read more]
Reading time – 67 seconds . . . Happy Columbus Day, as we celebrate some guy who found an island over 500 years ago and we have no clue about the reason we remember and celebrate, a reason which has been lost for over 100 years. It’s just another day off work for some. So,… [read more]
Reading time – 47 seconds . . . On April 15 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) proposed H.R. 1563, a bill that would require federal workers to certify that their tax records aren’t delinquent, this under threat of dismissal. Chaffetz wants to make sure that those hoards of federal employee tax evaders with debt so large… [read more]
Reading time – well worth it . . . Something’s going on. You can feel it even if you can’t name it. Things are changing from what they used to be or should be or could be to what you don’t want them to be. We humans aren’t very good at noticing small changes. Incremental… [read more]
