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North to Alaska and Earth’s Wild Journey Through Space and Time
The always effervescent one and I just returned from a memorable trip to Alaska via British Columbia and the Inside Passage. We traveled by plane, train, and automobile, but also by cruise ship, over a period of 19 days seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged Alarmism, Alaska, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, confirmation bias, Glaciers, global warming, Media Bias
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The Greatest Crisis Facing Humankind?
In less than two weeks 40,000 alarmed world leaders, scientists, journalists, and apprehensive observers gather in Paris to deal with the greatest crisis facing humankind, perhaps the most significant challenge since the dawn of civilization some ten millennia in our … Continue reading
Assessing the Presidential Debates, and the Candidates
Each of us forms our own notions about these Democrat and Republican presidential debates. Frankly, I don’t spend any time thinking about which debate, CNN, CNBC, FBN, FOX, or others to come, is best. That is a subjective question that … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged 93 percent of journalists, Chris Cillizza, CNBC, CNN, confirmation bias, Debates, Elections, FBN, FOX, Presidential Debates, Washington Post, Washington Times
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Dr. Ben Carson is the Actual Winner of Recent Quinnipiac Poll
Earlier this week, Quinnipiac University released its latest poll of the Republicans seeking the nomination for President of the United States. There are many ways to look at this or any poll, but this one was interesting because of a … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz, Dr. Ben Carson, Fiorina, Gilmore, Graham, Media Bias, Pataki, Paul, Perry, Quinnipiac, Republican, Rubio, Trump, Walker
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Religious Freedom
The United States Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion. The Religious Freedom and Restoration Act of 1993, which passed Congress with nearly unanimous bipartisan support before being signed into law by President Clinton, endorses this constitutional guarantee. The vast … Continue reading
Whose Anger is Justified?
If you watched the news these last few days, you were likely bombarded with images of violence in the streets of Ferguson, as well as in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Oakland, and Chicago among others. You saw some … Continue reading
A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
Thank you William for bringing Juliet to life so she could speak such profound truth. What difference does it make what a thing is called? The smell is that of a rose, even if it is called rafflesia or perhaps … Continue reading
On Being Offended
If I call you a Pig-Skirted-Hog-Mistress, you might be offended. But I have every right under the U.S. Constitution to call you that and any other name I choose. How we react when we feel offended by verbal abuse hurled … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged Cleveland Indians, Cowboys, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, First Amendment, Free-Speech, Freedom of Speech, Hoosiers, Indians, Oklahoma, Redskins
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The NFL: Protecting Endemic Peoples and Ungulates
It’s disgusting, and we need to do something about it immediately! The most surprising aspect of this controversy is how long we’ve endured this offense without anyone taking action. This is why I am so delighted that the FCC and … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged Cowboys, FCC, George Will, NFL, Redskins, U.S. Patent Office
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Faulty Assumptions and Illogical Reasoning
Editorial writers often present arguments based upon false assumptions. When this is followed by illogical reasoning, the result may be amusing, frustrating, or both. This, of course, depends entirely upon the perspectives and psychopathologies of the readers and whether they … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Media, Musings, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Alarmism, carbon dioxide, Carbon Pollutants, Climate Change, Concord NH Monitor, confirmation bias, eternal problem, Gainesville Sun, global warming, Highlands Today, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Media Bias, President
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