WASHINGTON -- Beneath the surface of the controversy over Russia's efforts to help Donald Trump become president is a dramatic reconfiguration of opinion on foreign policy. Many Republicans who had long been critical of Vladimir Putin's despotic rule are readjusting their positions to accord with Trump's more sympathetic views. Others are hanging back, fearful of … [Read more...] about Will the GOP be the pro-Putin party?
N.J.’s EPA head under Bush: Moderate Republicans must block Trump’s EPA pick | Opinion
By Alan J. Steinberg The greatest honor and privilege of my career was to serve in the administration of President George W. Bush as a regional administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As the leader of the EPA's Region 2 -- New York and New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and eight federally… … [Read more...] about N.J.’s EPA head under Bush: Moderate Republicans must block Trump’s EPA pick | Opinion
South Carolina’s Top Lawyer to conserve money and send word to more citizens (Guest Voice)
We as Americans seek opinions from others to make sure our life is being lived like the highest quality atomic element known to man. We watch media locally and out-of-state to keep our days measured. We say our prayers to be successful. We go to our local medical doctors for yearly physicals. Yet, when it comes to a legal issue affecting the public we cannot simply always … [Read more...] about South Carolina’s Top Lawyer to conserve money and send word to more citizens (Guest Voice)
When Robots Reign: Getting Along with Robo Sapiens: Part 4
A Philosophic Fiction: Conclusion A Better Game Bob: What will we do now? Rob: There have long been humans who sensed that the commonsense notion of selfhood was misleading. The people who supported our liberation wouldn’t have seen fit to back us if they had not begun to question separate and distinct selfhood. We owe our freedom to their empathy. Bob: Most of us see … [Read more...] about When Robots Reign: Getting Along with Robo Sapiens: Part 4
Crass’s Year In Review: The Best and Worst of 2016
For the average American, the end of 2016 can’t come fast enough. The vitriol, rhetoric and personal revelations about many of the cast of characters was so hard-hitting that it literally caused personal distraught for many. For the true political junkies, however, introspection is what makes the world go round and so, for posterity, that warrants one last look back. Who won, … [Read more...] about Crass’s Year In Review: The Best and Worst of 2016
Cartoon: Thanking Red States
Thanking Red States by Clay Jones In his continuing campaign to bring the nation together Donald Trump’s “victory tour” is only visiting states that voted for him. Screw those Hillary-lovin’ blue states. Of course during this tour he’s failed to thank the red state that supported him most, Russia. A lot of Trump supporters ask why would Vladimir Putin want a Trump … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Thanking Red States
New study: Why can some people smell asparagus in their pee?
An age-old question gets a genomic-era investigation. Pexels Some people live in blissful ignorance of the smell of their pee. There are two kinds of people in this world: The ones who think their pee smells weird after they eat asparagus, and the ones who don't. In the British Medical Journal's 2016 Christmas issue—where scientists are… … [Read more...] about New study: Why can some people smell asparagus in their pee?
Cartoon: TRUMPUTIN PAKT
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: TRUMPUTIN PAKT
Trumped by Putin
Trumped by Putin by Bill Moyers and Michael Winship It is very likely now that Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president of the United States on Jan. 20, in no small part because of the direct intervention in and manipulation of the American electoral process by Vladimir Putin, Russia’s strongman who rose to power as a ruthless agent of the KGB, the former Soviet … [Read more...] about Trumped by Putin
Site commenting and security changes
Hello readers. As you may have seen, The Moderate Voice has been suffering numerous outages over the past two and a half months. 90% of these have been due to Denial of Service attacks. There have been other actions called brute force attacks that we have been dealing with as well. These attacks attempt to get into the administration aspect of the site giving a hacker FULL … [Read more...] about Site commenting and security changes
Do the Obamas need cheese to go with their whine?
Do President and Mrs. Obama need cheese to go with their recent whine? First, from ABC News: "Obama was asked specifically during a news conference whether his former secretary of state lost because of Russia’s reported hacking of the Democratic Party and Clinton campaign computer servers. The president pivoted on that question, and instead lobbed a critique of the … [Read more...] about Do the Obamas need cheese to go with their whine?
Rogue One review
For most of my adult life, I have tried to love Star Wars, but I have to now accept that it is a cultural phenom that I simply have no strong feelings for. Now don't get me wrong, I appreciate the craftsmanship of the original trilogy - they are good films. I also don't hate the prequels, especially Revenge of the Sith. I also think Episode 7 is a fun, yet cynical … [Read more...] about Rogue One review
Hug a Tree – It’s Good for You
I don’t remember exactly when my love of trees began. I do remember that as a 6- or 7-year old I would drive my abuelita insane by climbing the tallest trees in our garden and, in the process, “hugging” for dear life the tall branches and hoping that they would hold my weight. Most of the time they did. If one didn’t support my weight, I was fortunate to be able to “hug” a … [Read more...] about Hug a Tree – It’s Good for You
Trumping the Environment
by Walter Brasch Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump was elected, the environment is going to suffer. Both have supported horizontal fracking, the destruction of the earth to extract oil and gas. The use of fracking is so harmful to the environment and public health that numerous banks refuse to lend funds to individuals who wish to build or sell their houses near … [Read more...] about Trumping the Environment
Give Trump Credit
Give Trump Credit By Peter Funt The nation's newspapers are struggling mightily to find columnists who are willing to write nice things about Donald Trump. That's according to a report in the Washington Post, indicating that the regular stable of conservative pundits-from George Will to David Brooks-isn't delivering enough pro-Trump op-eds. As it happens, I was just … [Read more...] about Give Trump Credit
Broadcast News Ignores North Carolina GOP’s Unprecedented Power Grab
Reprinted with permission from Media Matters. Broadcast news completely ignored an unprecedented move by North Carolina Republicans to limit the power of the state's incoming Democratic governor. A series of measures put forth by the Republican-controlled legislature have been criticized as a way to "subvert the will of the voters," and an elections law expert noted… … [Read more...] about Broadcast News Ignores North Carolina GOP’s Unprecedented Power Grab
Save The Left-Wing Snowflakes
Just in time for the holidays, the Media Research Center introduces a new charity that people can make donations to. From the website: "For the price of a pumpkin spice latte per week, you can help these snowflakes find solace in their safe spaces, far away from microaggressions and campus triggers like conservative ideas, facts, logic, or any opposing views." If this … [Read more...] about Save The Left-Wing Snowflakes
Six Things We Need to Know About the Trump-Russia Connection
The latest intelligence revelations about Russia's cyberpush for Donald Trump are so persuasive that even congressional Republican leaders have been compelled to take notice. There will indeed be investigations and hearings, in both chambers. It appears, for now anyway, that they actually view this unprecedented national security breach as nearly as important as Hillary's … [Read more...] about Six Things We Need to Know About the Trump-Russia Connection
Prologue in Courage
Turn the clock back to June 2015. Donald Trump whooshed down his escalator and with no irony announced that he would be the next President of the United States. We didn't believe it then, and some still refuse to believe it. In one sentence, let's acknowledge that our own stupidity, gullibility, blind belief in democracy and our moral and physical cowardice have allowed Trump … [Read more...] about Prologue in Courage
If Trump stands athwart progress on climate change, he’ll be in for a fight
WASHINGTON -- The incoming Trump administration will face passionate and hostile resistance if it tries to deny the reality of human-induced climate change. We can already hear the drums of war. -- The Department of Energy flatly denied a demand from http://themoderatevoice.com/wp-admin/edit.phpthe Trump transition team to supply the names of employees or contractors … [Read more...] about If Trump stands athwart progress on climate change, he’ll be in for a fight