Friday, July 18, 2025

Voting Turnout: Three Simple Ways to Get Out the Vote

Three simple measures to increase our sorry rate of voter turnout, some borrowed from other countries; readers chime in with your own.

11/2/2020

As the World Watches US Election, the Appeal of America is Diminished

Thoughtful take on how the rest of the world percevies US flaws after 4 years of Trump; even the Biden’s election is unlikely to reverse this.

One Trump Voter Explains Why Trump Will Win

An astute Trump backer argues that Trump is closer to a win that you think.

Stop Girdling the Post Office

A pre-election reminder of the importance of saving the Post Office.

Plastic Watch: Plastic Pushers Seek to Use Trade Negotiations to Rescind Plastic Bans

Plastic pushers attempt to strongarm Kenya and the UK into using more plastic under the guise of free trade as world oil prices collapse.

Links 11/1/2020

Indian Pharma is Being Squeezed – and It’s Bad News for Drug Access in Developing Countries

The role of Indian pharma in ensuring access to low-cost drugs is important during the age of COVID-19, and not only for developing counries.

Links 10/31/2020

Michael Olenick: The Real Origins of Trump – The Foreclosure Crisis

The foreclosure crisis was a key element of Trump’s win in 2016, yet the Democrats are still in denial about its costs.

How Wiccans and Witches Mark Halloween With Reflections on Death as Well as Magic

A primer on Wiccans.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/30/2020

~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

How Twitter Affected the 2016 Presidential Election

Quelle surprise! Twitter helped Clinton in 2016. So why the hysterical censorship in 2020?

Links 10/30/2020

We Have Published 25,000 Posts! And Recently Hit 1.5 Million Comments!`

A big thanks to everyone who has helped us get to this important post milestone!