When Barack Obama became President, I thought .. maybe my Granddaughter could become President of the US? After he became President, I saw how racism and bigotry could make a great man’s life hard! When Donald Trump became President, I began to doubt we would ever elect a rational leader.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘rationalism’
Sunday Revelations: Is Islam a Religion of Peace?
A FORMAL DEBATE FROM INTELLIGENCE SQUARE[...]
June 1st, 2014 - 10:32 am § in Misc.
The Wealth Tax: Senator Elizabeth Warren and Professor Thomas Piketty
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April 15th, 2014 - 11:24 am § in Misc.
A $15/hr wages makes all Americans rich!
from Jim Miller at Sound Politics If you are single, then by world standards, probably in the top 5 percent, almost certainly in the top 10 percent. Here’s how I come to that tentative conclusion: A $15 an hour wage gives you a yearly gross income of $30,000, assuming you work 40 h[...]
Be a Plumber
Mayor Bloomberg’s advice to students: Become plumbers A college education won’t necessarily fatten your pockets, but the billionaire mayor of New York City has a suggestion he wants students to consider before they sign any costly tuition checks: what about becoming a plumber?[...]
September 26th, 2012 - 11:10 am § in Politics
Commentary by SMS:STENCHGATE I do not think even Paul Krugman can help Mitt!
Craig Robinson, a former political director of the Iowa Republican Party told the New York Times “I hate to say this, but if Ryan wants to run for national office again, he’ll probably have to wash the stench of Romney off of him.” The “stench” seems to be spreading. A report[...]
How to Reach a Republican
from The American Digest From The American Digest: Dubya and Me – Walt Harrington As [Bush] talked, I even thought about an old Saturday Night Live skit in which an amiable, bumbling President Ronald Reagan, played by Phil Hartman, goes behind closed doors to suddenly become a masterful oper[...]
I Nominate Huntsman to Replace Biden
Huntsman Takes On The GOP Field and Obama! Says Republican Opponents And President Obama Didn’t Show Leadership On Debt Deal … Makes Specific Criticisms Of Romney, Perry, And Bachmann … ‘This Is A Center Right Country. I Am A Center Right Candidate.’[...]
A Rational Response to the War With Islam
Dissent Magazine has a wonderful effort by its former editor, Michael Walzer, to define a rational basis for liberals to responds to Islamic extremism. There is too much in the essay to quote piecemeal. The best I can do on TA is offer the summary and a link. “As I’ve already acknowledge[...]