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• The Russian Virus

  

  During the Cold War it was perfectly clear the Russians were the bad guys. Only twisted-brain lefties like Noam Chomsky thought we were. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jobs of the Future and Idiocracy

  

  The Economist magazine recently tried to identify where America’s job growth will come from. Of course, pessimists are always seeing the opposite, afraid that... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chaos, Fractals, and the Dripping Faucet

  

  Physicist Arthur Eddington said, “the Universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it’s stranger than we can imagine.”Right off the bat are two... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Tide of History

  

  “There is a tide in the affairs of men . . . “ – William Shakespeare (Julius Caesar)The Enlightenment began in the early 1700s, aiming to free us from shackles... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fear and Loathing in Chemistry Sets

  

  Remember chemistry sets? Millennials won’t. They pretty much vanished about 25 years ago. These were kits sold for kids, with arrays of different chemicals in... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lies and Voters

  

  ErdoganAfter Turkey’s attempted coup last summer, Turks marched en masse to support their democracy – and their President Erdogan – who is a bigger threat to... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Eat the Rich

  

  P. J. O’Rourke is the funniest serious writer I know. Or the most serious humorist. Even the “Acknowledgments” section of his book Eat the Rich is hilarious. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Russia’s Newest Satellite Nation: America

  

  America’s Central Intelligence Agency, after careful analysis of the factual evidence, has reached a firm conclusion that Russia’s regime not only interfered... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Reality Real?

  

  Bishop Berkeley, a 1700s philosopher, was the first to question the existence of a material reality outside our minds. In my 2009 Optimism book, I quoted an... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• William Faulkner: Absalom, Absalom!

  

  Asked to name my favorite author, I’d probably say Faulkner. I’m reminded of this by finding, at a recent book sale, his novel Sartoris. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Sickness of Trump Voters

  

  The Economist magazine did a statistical analysis of the presidential vote, by county, to find what demographic factor best predicted the swing to Trump (from... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Death with Dignity*

  

  How would you prefer to die? While having sex, some answer. But most just want to die at home among loved ones. However, most people die in some kind of... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump: Making China Great Again

  

  Thanks to president-elect Trump’s opposition, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is dead. And considering all his China-bashing in the campaign, it’... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Thankfulness

  

  Many of us feel our world has been shattered, and we’re hurled into an alternate reality – like one of those dystopian future movies where the president is a... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On to Mars

  

  I was 21. And I vividly remember newscaster David Brinkley, with his distinctive twang, calling July 20, 1969 “a date that will be remembered as long as people... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Trump, of the Nation Formerly Known as America

  

  Give him a chance. He can’t be so bad. He’s our president now. Let’s hope he succeeds. You’re just a bunch of political sore losers, get over it. This is what... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rational Optimist – Or Pessimist?

  

  On Wednesday morning I changed this blog’s title from “The Rational Optimist” to “The Rational Pessimist.”Psychology research shows that... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Morning After

  

  No serious, thinking, responsible, conscientious, civic-minded people supported Trump (even before the sexual assault stuff). He was rightly seen as a perfect... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary’s Victory Speech (draft)

  

  To: HRCFrom: FSRRe: Draft victory speechWell, Hill, you didn’t use any of my drafts before. Though I bet you wish you had given that e-mail speech. Anyway,... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Final Word – Snow White Versus Voldemort

  

  The Economist magazine is ideologically far from Clinton and the Democrats, yet endorsed her. Their editorial is well worth reading, because it puts things in... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2016 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY