The identity liberals’ approach to fishing is to remain on shore, yelling at the fish about the historical wrongs visited on them by the sea, and the need for aquatic life to renounce its privilege. All in the hope that the fish will collectively confess their sins and swim to shore to be netted. If that is your approach to fishing, you had better become a vegan. In the … [Read more...] about Stronger Together? Mark Lilla, Identity, and Politics
The Art of the Ordeal
The Art of the Deal was the book that brought public recognition to Donald Trump and started him on the path to the presidency. It brought him a certain credibility as a businessman and established him as a figure capable of making wonderful deals: a man who knew what he was doing when negotiating with other people. His television persona in The Celebrity Apprentice and his … [Read more...] about The Art of the Ordeal
Cartoon: Trump disaster relief
Gourmet grub: Thai fine-diners explore insect cuisine
At a hip Bangkok diner, foodies with an adventurous palate tuck into a bug-based menu that includes watermelon salad sprinkled in bamboo worms, nachos with silkworm cherry tomato salsa and pasta made from ground crickets. Abundant and stacked with protein, insects have long been a favourite snack among Thai farmers. But they have often carried a… … [Read more...] about Gourmet grub: Thai fine-diners explore insect cuisine
Cartoon: GET ME TO Joel’s MEGACHURCH ON TIME
Joel Osteen is a mega-preacher who operates a mega-church that makes mega-moolah. Financially, Osteen is worth around $56 million dollars. Ethically, he’s worth a lot less. Osteen preaches out of Houston where he promotes “prosperity theology.” His televised sermons are seen by over seven million people each week, and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries. His … [Read more...] about Cartoon: GET ME TO Joel’s MEGACHURCH ON TIME
What Trump sees in Arpaio
WASHINGTON -- President Trump has united us, after all. He brought together the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Jews. This modern-day miracle was on display Monday, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the Mall, 54 years to the day after the great man gave his greatest speech. There, clergy of all varieties, but mostly rabbis and black ministers, came together in common … [Read more...] about What Trump sees in Arpaio
Pay heed to what nature is telling us
WASHINGTON -- Pay attention to what happened to Houston. It is rare to be given such a vivid look at our collective future. Climate change cannot be definitively blamed for Hurricane Harvey, but it likely did make the storm more powerful. Global warming did not conjure the rains that flooded the nation's fourth-largest city, but it likely did make them more torrential. The … [Read more...] about Pay heed to what nature is telling us
Hurricane Harvey Rains Criticism Of Biblical Proportions On Televangelist Joel Osteen
As the continuing path of the devastation of Hurricane Harvey shut down Sunday religious services in Houston, TX, this weekend, televangelical millionaire Joel Osteen closed the doors to his 16,800 seat megachurch, refusing to provide a safe venue of relief for survivors of the city's mass flooding. Even worse, while dozens of other flooded out churches… … [Read more...] about Hurricane Harvey Rains Criticism Of Biblical Proportions On Televangelist Joel Osteen
Lessons of GOP Failure
Former Reagan staffer Bruce Bartlett takes stock of the failure of Republicans to govern in the New York Daily News. Politics is supposed to be the art of the possible, whereby politicians negotiate the issues of the day and arrive at compromises. Neither party gets all that they want, but each gets something. In America, that ideal has been dead for some time. I’m not sure … [Read more...] about Lessons of GOP Failure
Cartoon: Joe Arpaio Pardon
Raqa children tormented by beheadings, bombs: charity
Children escaping Syria's Raqa have been "tormented" by years of living under jihadist rule culminating in a ferocious bombing campaign on the city, a charity said on Monday. It could take decades for young people from the Islamic State group's stronghold to overcome their psychological injuries, Save the Children warned. The NGO interviewed children and their… … [Read more...] about Raqa children tormented by beheadings, bombs: charity
Cartoon: Arpaio pardon
Baseball: A REAL World Series
A real world-series baseball tournament has been completed for another year. This world-series tournament gave over 30 teams from 5 continents opportunity to compete. The 2017 champion team is from Japan. Yes, I am talking about the Little League World Series. That other so-called "World Series" played by adults in the USA (and theoretically Canada) has a falsehood for a … [Read more...] about Baseball: A REAL World Series
Giving Racism A Pass: The Arpaio Pardon
Shall we begin with some rational discourse? Despite rabid chattering from the left, granting a pardon to former, now disgraced and un-reelected Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not an impeachable offense. The President can pardon whomsoever he wishes, with or without prior review by the Department of Justice or review by Congress or review by you or me or … [Read more...] about Giving Racism A Pass: The Arpaio Pardon
(UPDATE II) Rick Dearborn & Trump’s Obsession With Blocking Russia Scandal Investigations
There was a time when the extent of the scandal now enveloping the Trump administration like a cloud of toxic gas was not yet obvious and it didn't seem particularly strange the future president's campaign advisers were reaching out to Russia. But as is now screamingly obvious and so exquisitely puts the lie to Trump's claim the scandal is a witch hunt, no overtures were made … [Read more...] about (UPDATE II) Rick Dearborn & Trump’s Obsession With Blocking Russia Scandal Investigations
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: The Base
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Trump prepares to lift limits on military gear for police --Trump likely to end DACA Immigrant Program --Trump is shedding supporters like no other president in modern history -Donald Trump has squandered chance to broaden base, increase popularity, polls show Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: The Base
Harvey unleashes catastrophic flooding in Houston
Tropical Storm Harvey unleashed catastrophic flooding in Houston Sunday, turning streets in Texas' largest city into raging rivers as trapped residents climbed to higher floors and the death toll rose. Overwhelmed emergency services warned residents to head for high ground or climb onto rooftops -- not into attics -- so they could be seen by rescue… … [Read more...] about Harvey unleashes catastrophic flooding in Houston
EPA Evaluation Sparks Regulatory Pushback
by Charles MacGregor It’s been more than eight months since the Environmental Protection Agency released its list outlining the first ten chemicals for review as part of the agency’s reformed Toxic Substances Control Act. Included on the high-profile list of chemicals for evaluation was asbestos, once again putting the dangerous mineral in the EPA’s crosshairs. Asbestos … [Read more...] about EPA Evaluation Sparks Regulatory Pushback
(Updates) US Navy Identifies Dead and Missing USS John S. McCain Sailors
Update, 31 August: The Navy announced Thursday, August 31, that the 10 Sailors who died aboard USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) were posthumously advanced to their next rank. Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley, 31, from Kansas City, Missouri, was posthumously advanced to Chief Electronics Technician. Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class … [Read more...] about (Updates) US Navy Identifies Dead and Missing USS John S. McCain Sailors
Houston battles floods generated by Harvey, at least three dead
Monster storm Harvey unleashed catastrophic flooding in Houston Sunday, turning streets in the largest city in Texas into raging rivers as trapped residents climbed to higher floors and the death toll crept up to at least three. Overwhelmed emergency services warned residents to head for high ground or climb onto rooftops -- not into attics --… … [Read more...] about Houston battles floods generated by Harvey, at least three dead