Science miseducation by the media is proceeding full steam ahead. For example, consider the following statement from USA Today correspondent Elizabeth Weise: Can you figure out what is wrong with Weise's statement? If you can't, then you may be one of the people who have been miseducated by the media. Let me break it down for you. "Carbon capture and storage … [Read more...] about Science Miseducation by the Media
32 expatriates, Pakistanis, and Indians against a nuclear standoff
For Pakistanis and Indians everywhere and for all of us in the US, in a week of seesaw diplomacy and unsettling war games, I am nervous. An ongoing cricket tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, where Indians and Pakistanis mix up and play, though I was nervous with more questions than answers, more doubts than convictions. Not for the game but for the … [Read more...] about 32 expatriates, Pakistanis, and Indians against a nuclear standoff
On the critically endangered list: The Principled Republican
WASHINGTON -- Researchers in the Galapagos Islands last month discovered, alive, a giant tortoise of a species long feared to be extinct. The return of the Fernandina Giant Tortoise, last seen in 1906, gives hope that another species, also thought extinct, might yet reemerge. I speak, of course, of the Principled Republican. The last sighting in the wild of this noble … [Read more...] about On the critically endangered list: The Principled Republican
Israel Update Today
The big news of the day is Bibi Netanyahu was indicted today of bribery and official misconduct in office. Typical of the sleazy character we know him to be, he is charged with soliciting gifts in return for changing regulations affecting businesses and potential deals. There are so many instances of such activity it is hard to see how Bibi can skate on all the charges. … [Read more...] about Israel Update Today
Republican Security Detail Protects President (Cartoon)
Trump-Kim summit ends with no deal, but diplomacy is a long process
President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Tizoc Chavez, Vanderbilt University A second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended on Feb. 28 with no deal on limiting North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. “We had to walk away from that,” the president said. The two … [Read more...] about Trump-Kim summit ends with no deal, but diplomacy is a long process
Whose Liar Is It Anyway? (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Democrats spent the majority of Michael Cohen’s testimony asking questions about Donald Trump. Republicans spent all of their time asking Michael Cohen questions about Michael Cohen. Republicans, ranking member Jim Jordan in particular, pointed out that the first witness called for the first hearing in the Democrat-controlled 116th Congress is a man convicted of lying to … [Read more...] about Whose Liar Is It Anyway? (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Cohen cast the president in a devilish light
WASHINGTON -- In Michael Cohen's historic testimony Wednesday, there was a moment when the long-lost spines of President Trump's political enablers, probably heaped in a clattering pile somewhere, must have felt a chill. It was when Cohen looked at his Republican inquisitors and foretold their future. "I did the same thing you are doing now for 10 years," Cohen said, … [Read more...] about Cohen cast the president in a devilish light
Michael Cohen is the monster Trump created
WASHINGTON -- You had to admire the skill with which Michael Cohen attacked the character of his former boss. He had learned at the knee of a master. There, before the House Oversight Committee and a national television audience, Cohen showed himself to be adept at insult, avaricious and boastful even in disgrace and capable of lying as easily as he breathes. Here was the … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen is the monster Trump created
A RACIST, A CON MAN, AND A CHEAT
So, the question we keep in our brain’s special housing unit along with beliefs that our own personal bloodlines are pretty damn awesome and that what my gut tells me is always correct – is this: What makes a person like Donald Trump? And after Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee, an even larger question looms in the shadows of American democracy: … [Read more...] about A RACIST, A CON MAN, AND A CHEAT
Religion Wars: Evangelicals vs. Religious Right
“Evangelicalism has been hijacked by the religious right.” Those are the words of Lisa Sharon Harper, president of Freedom Road, a consulting group that trains religious leaders on participating in social action. Participating in social action isn't a new thing for those who serve Messiah Jesus. As Harper and her pastor José Humphreys explain to journalist Eliza Griswold in … [Read more...] about Religion Wars: Evangelicals vs. Religious Right
Cartoon: Blame the Fixer
The Michael Cohen Hearings: Words to Remember (Updated with Full Transcript of Closing Statement)
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney and “fixer,” finally appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday in a historic Watergate-reminiscent hearing that, in New York Times’ Peter Wehner’s words, “revealed as much about the Republican Party as it did about President Trump and his former lawyer." While we have already dismissed the frantic antics of … [Read more...] about The Michael Cohen Hearings: Words to Remember (Updated with Full Transcript of Closing Statement)
Michael Cohen breaches Trump’s wall of protection
Normally, presidents who are in trouble exploit historic foreign policy moments to associate themselves with the majesty of their office and demonstrate their seriousness of purpose. Only President Trump could use his encounter with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to reinforce some of the worst things his former lawyer Michael Cohen said about him in congressional … [Read more...] about Michael Cohen breaches Trump’s wall of protection
Cartoon: Michael Cohen Testifies
Why didn’t Star Trek warn us about this?
Why didn't Star Trek warn us about this? From The Telegraph via Yahoo! News: "A neighbouring galaxy is hurtling towards the Milky Way on a collision course which could shift Earth outside the Goldilocks zone, making it too hot or too cold for life, scientists have warned. . . Although the crash is a long way off, it could end life on Earth two billion years sooner than … [Read more...] about Why didn’t Star Trek warn us about this?
Americans Are Severely Overworked — Why Should We Be Okay With That?
Whenever politicians in America start making noise about building walls along our borders, it's worth asking — are these walls to keep visitors out, or to keep American citizens in? Because if working-class Americans could travel the world a little more freely, they'd quickly discover how poor their quality of life is, compared with working-class folks in other developed … [Read more...] about Americans Are Severely Overworked — Why Should We Be Okay With That?
Trump is the best thing since sliced bread. And he invented sliced bread!
WASHINGTON -- Have you heard the news? "HOLD THE DATE!" President Trump tweeted Sunday. "We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It will be called 'A Salute To America' and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favorite president, me!" Fireworks in … [Read more...] about Trump is the best thing since sliced bread. And he invented sliced bread!
Kashmir: India and Pakistan’s escalating conflict will benefit Narendra Modi ahead of elections
Sita Bali, Staffordshire University Tensions in the Kashmir region were already building after more than 40 Indian troops were recently killed by a suicide bomber. India’s “pre-emptive strike” over the disputed border on Tuesday – the first of its kind by India since it went to war with Pakistan in 1971 – has escalated the situation further. India said it had targeted a … [Read more...] about Kashmir: India and Pakistan’s escalating conflict will benefit Narendra Modi ahead of elections
Cohen’s testimony paints Trump as a “racist…conman” and a “cheat”
The televised Congressional testimony today by Michael D. Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer and (in)famous "fixer" will paint Trump as a "racist...conman" and a "cheat" and will reportedly present some evidence in the form of signed checks that Trump violated the law while in office. His prepared testimony has been released and his appearance in an open session … [Read more...] about Cohen’s testimony paints Trump as a “racist…conman” and a “cheat”