On March 28, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1557 — the “Parental Rights in Education Bill” — into law.
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Joe Biden, What the Hell?
What’s going on with Joe Biden? Is he oblivious to the fact that Russia has about as many strategic nuclear weapons as the United States has? Is he taking advice from the neocons, who apparently believe that we should not fear a nuclear holocaust because that’s exactly what Vladimir Putin wants us to do?
Let Ukrainian Refugees In
Millions flee Ukraine. Where will they go?
Destroy What You Know
We are held back from creating the life we want, from our highest purpose, from our greatest growth and learning … by what we know. Destroy what you know.
‘Law’ Always Benefits The Elites
It’s aggravating that New Mexico’s Supreme Court decided the petitions aimed at possibly holding the New Mexico governor accountable for her COVID overreach were “legally invalid.” Aggravating, but not surprising.
Reflections on the Ukrainian Refugees
I just returned from a two-week speaking tour of Poland, Hungary, Czechia, and Slovakia. Most of the focus was on Open Borders, which has been translated into Polish, Hungarian, and Czech. Lots of Americans urged me to cancel the visit, or at least leave my 12-year-old son behind. Since our family ignored the doom-sayers, my son and I had an inspiring and thought-provoking journey, making friends wherever we went.
Global Food Shortages: How Does Your Garden (or Pantry) Grow?
“President Joe Biden and other leaders of the world’s major industrialized democracies pledged action on Thursday [March 24] to address food shortages caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine,” Politico reports. Biden says food shortages “are going to be real,” although he seems to see them as an opportunity to increase US grain production and food … Continue reading Global Food Shortages: How Does Your Garden (or Pantry) Grow?
Our Age of Character Assassination
I am not one for romanticizing the past because in every alleged golden age you find grumblers looking longingly to some earlier alleged golden age. Nevertheless, our own time has earned its share of criticism. For example, we live in a time when, for many, character assassination is the preferred way to rebut the people they disagree with. Why bother to painstakingly refute positions you dislike when instead you can accuse their advocates of one vice or another?
Fossil Fuels Save Lives
Over the last 100 years, we’ve seen a 98 percent decrease in climate-related deaths. You can thank fossil fuels.
Vernal Equinox
Vainly we relabel the hour, Eating into our allotment of twenty-four, Relegating an hour to an unsteady future, Never noticing the havoc