A PERSONAL TALE Believe it or not, I am a former National Rifle Association (NRA) member. I purchased a firearm while I was in Texas and got a year’s free membership, plus a really nice multitool with a rosewood handle. I purchased a firearm? Yes, I lived with spouse and dogs in a rural area literally crawling with a variety of poisonous snakes (bad for dogs, children, and two-legged creatures). I also got an NRA sticker for my back window. I put it there next to my OBAMA sticker and… Read more A FORMER NRA MEMBER CONFESSES →
Trump’s recent comment painting African nations as “shithole countries” has set off a wave of condemnation. Many claim to be shocked by his words. Where have they been? They are… Read more TRUMP OR US? →
Largely in response to the excesses of the McCarthy era, John Higham, a historian at Johns Hopkins wrote STRANGERS IN THE LAND: PATTERNS OF AMERICAN NATIVISM, 1860-1925 and published his… Read more BRUTAL AMERICAN NATIVISM REDUX →
Let’s think about a bit of our history and our political culture of today. At one point in his march toward Richmond, General Grant visited the picket line of the… Read more ALL IS NOT QUIET ON THE FRONT →
My spouse and I lived for years in Mexico. We lived in a neighborhood called “El Centro” because it was the older central section of the city built around the… Read more Nazis, Kluxxers, Donald Trump, and other Insects →
The “Big Bang” has been well established as how the universe began. It is also clear that we (homo sapiens) exist because of an extended series of unlikely but fortunate events that occurred in the evolution of the universe. Some take the existence of this series as evidence of a divine hand. Others say, well, what if this universe is just one of many that have come and gone over time, each one banging out in a different way. Some may have simply created a universally barren landscape devoid of… Read more Astrophysics and The Socio-Political Context →
Now that the election and transition are over. It is time to talk about the (God, this is so horrible!) Trump Presidency. Remember, George’s contributions are in blue; mine… Read more Meet the New Trump, Same as the Old Trump →
The die-hard Trumpeteers don’t really care what DJT says. As he admitted earlier in the campaign, he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue, and they would still vote for him.… Read more Trump’s “Words” and Clinton’s “Actions”: A Distinction Without a Difference? →
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