Magical thinking is the process of putting things together in causal relationships when they have no logical connection. Rain is the tears of a goddess; earthquakes are caused by the… Read more Trump and Campaigns of Magical Thinking →
The execution of the Sheriff’s Deputy in Harris County, Texas was horrible. All sensible peoples’ hearts go out to the officer’s family and his co-workers. But, the Harris County DA and the Sheriff immediately moved the murder from the arena of tragedy to the cesspool of contemporary political rhetoric. “We’ve heard black lives matter; all lives matter. Well, cops’ lives matter too,” Hickman said. “At any point where the rhetoric ramps up to the point where calculated cold-blooded assassination of police officers happen(s), this rhetoric has gotten out of control,”… Read more Killing Police in the Era of Black Lives Matter →
One issue clearly illustrates the political dynamic that gives center stage to Trump, Carson, and Cruz. From February of this year, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) reported the… Read more Trump, Carson, and Cruz! Really??? Here is Why. →
I have been depressed lately by the traction that McTrump has been getting on immigration. I hear that immigration is a major issue in New Hampshire. What is that? Are… Read more Immigration in the Polls-Are We Really that Horrible and Mean-Spirited? Not so much, really. →
Even Chuck Todd got befuddled by the McNuggets on immigration. Now that we see his detailed six page plan, I hate to tell BobbyJindal and Marco Rubio that President McTrump will be deporting them and their families. Ted Cruz may have to go into hiding as well. But, McTrump still needs to learn the dangers in generalizing from anecdotes. Using McTrump McLogic, if he can give us a few examples of horrific crimes by undocumented immigrants, then we have a “tremendous” problem and all the “named class of people goes… Read more From Anecdote (McNugget) to Conclusion. A question for McTrump →
You hear it over and over from conservatives, even from folks you think of as progressive. “We have to do something about these entitlement programs.” This is usually followed by… Read more Don’t You Use the Term “Entitlements!” Never, Ever! →
Surveys on National Policy Issues—Asking Bad Questions Gives you Bad Information AMERICANS ARE EVENLY SPLIT ON “GUN CONTROL.” Quinnipiac University. June 24-30, 2014. N=1,446 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error… Read more Lying About Statistics →
Donald Trump’s attack on Senator McCain has been roundly denounced. McCain criticized Trump, and Trump did what he always does when criticized. He responded with vicious abandon. What many don’t… Read more Donald Trump, John McCain, Joseph McCarthy, and Joseph Welch →
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