Sunday, August 17, 2025

On Syria And Skittles, Demagogues And The Damned

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Why won’t Biden wave the magic wand in his hand to stop Israel?

If stopping genocide is not a good enough reason for Biden to rein in Israel’s blood thirst, is losing the 2024 election a risk he’s willing to take?

How GMO-free Diet Changed My Life

People are much more aware of the dangers of GMOs right now, but five years ago, it was very hard to find any real information on GMOs.

The End of the US Boom

With a sharp slowdown and a relatively weak jobs report, the boom in the U.S. economy has come to an end. Why is it that so many professional economists and economic reporters mistook the strength of the U.S. economy?

Anticipatory Bribery

It's about time the people that run for office feel the burden of revealing payments based on their economic worth, not anticipated political clout. Have we entered a future of anticipatory bribery?

Can centrism be a movement? The answer may surprise you

Real centrism, based on the needs and ideals of most voters, could very well become a movement.

Massive overkill

Brought to you by the nuclear-industrial complex.

After Biden’s sharp decline, investors are reassessing other blue chips

Now that Joe Biden is looking shaky – with a damaged brand and a faltering business plan – prudence requires a new set of calculations.
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5 ways to stop corporations from ruining the future of work

We should all be able to steer the direction of technological change and influence how new technologies affect our lives.

“Thank you for your service”: pardons for war criminals and indifference for those damaged...

I can’t remember who recently said it, but the point has been made that we often call people heroes because it’s easier to sacrifice them when they’re given this honorific and simply move on.