To find out, I went looking for charts, and because I can’t cut-and-paste some of them, you’ll have to click through links to see them. Let’s start with this chart from Statistica that gives numbers for 2017-2023. While the number increased every year, the uptrend was slight until [...]
May 11th, 2024 - 1:39 am § in Law and Courts
Sheriff who harassed black newspaper carrier won’t seek re-election
Ed Troyer (photo, left), the elected sheriff of Pierce County, Washington who was acquitted of misdemeanor charges stemming from his encounter with a black newspaper carrier (details here), won’t seek re-election (see story here). The case of “delivering newspapers while black” rec[...]
May 10th, 2024 - 11:29 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Who’d vote for Kristi Noem now?
Why, “real Americans who live on farms and ranches.” That’s all of 1% of Americans. Need a laugh? Watch the interview clips below. 😂🤣😍🍿🍿🍿 Seriously, this video is a lesson in political damage control. Noem’s story about shooting her dog backfired spectacula[...]
May 10th, 2024 - 8:25 pm § in Racism, Schools & Colleges
Virginia conservatives show their true colors
White supremacy in the South never went away, it just laid low for a few decades, and resurfaced when Trump made racism great again. Virginia’s Shenandoah valley is steeped in Civil War history and Confederate “heritage.” Mountain View High School in Stafford, and Honey Run Element[...]
False religions
At least two false religions circulate among America’s evangelicals. One is that God anointed Trump to save our country (see, e.g., story here). (From what, or who?) This is so plainly baloney, and propaganda, it merits no discussion. The other is so-called “prosperity gospel” theo[...]
Don’t tailgate Kristi Noem
If you find yourself driving behind the hapless South Dakota governor who shoots dogs and goats, give yourself at least 1,000 feet of following distance. It may save your life. The lady doesn’t know how to attach the safety chain on a trailer, or a coupler to a hitch ball (read story here). In[...]
BiBi vows to fight with “fingernails” if Biden denies him weapons
After Uncle Sam threatened to cut off his prodigal nephew, the Israeli leader vowed, “If we need to, we will fight with our fingernails.” (See story here.) That’s an interesting concept. It might give Palestinians a fighting chance. If he’s going to do that, he should let the[...]
May 9th, 2024 - 11:15 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc.
The great beauty queen resignation
First, Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt (photo, left), 24, representing Utah, ditched her crown on May 6, 2024, citing “mental health” reasons (see story here). Then 3 days later, Miss Teen USA 2023 UmaSofia Srivastava (photo, below right), 16, representing New Jersey, quit saying her “p[...]
May 9th, 2024 - 9:54 pm § in Biden, China, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans
Is Biden or Trump worse for inflation?
Polls show inflation is a top concern of voters, and could decide the 2024 election. If you chose a candidate based on that issue, who would you go with, Biden or Trump? Here are 5 reasons why Trump might be the worst pick: 1. Trump favors tariffs. Trump claims tariffs would be paid by China [&hel[...]
May 9th, 2024 - 6:05 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Schools & Colleges
Do people with strong opinions belong in academia?
Scholarship rests on impartial inquiry. Its credibility derives from neutrality. A scholar should be neither for nor against his subject; his role is to understand and explain it. But faculty are human, and have opinions. So the problem is deciding when their personal feelings and opinions get in th[...]