As of June 2022, Democratic political action committees (PACs) have spent at least $53 million to promote fringe, Trump-supporting, QAnon conspiracy-spouting, candidates in Republican primaries…
Posts published in “Philosophy”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, will end in the destruction of Ukraine if we don’t take extreme measures. The Ukraine conflict is…
Patriots would wear masks and get vaccinated. But, the loud self-proclaimed “American Patriots” seem to be occupied with posts on social media declaring Pres. Joe…
Reporter and podcaster Jesse Singal has given us a wonderful look into how and why social sciences promote junk science. The Quick Fix: Why Fad…
What is economics? And, within one of my research areas, what is the rhetoric of economics? These are good questions because so few people understand…
The people with whom we associated voluntarily, the organizations and groups to which we belong, communicate our values. Our associations define us because people assume…
An image of tree stumps, as far as the eye (or camera) can see. A massive dam project, destroying a village. Absurd McMansions in gated…
Voting for Joe Biden isn’t something I take lightly. It is the right thing to do, faced with the potential of another four years with…
I am not a progressive. I am not a U.S.-style liberal. Since 2016, I have written and spoken on the threat Donald Trump poses to…
We should not need laws to encourage us to do the right things. Libertarianism and classical liberalism depend on people not needing to be forced…