Category Archives: conservatives

Defending the Indefensible; and Reading

Posted on Tuesday 16 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump about Rob Reiner and the few who defend him and the many more who do not; How many people don’t finish most books, and how high school students barely read any. – – – Once again, we’re dealing with … Continue reading →

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Narcissists and Simpletons

Posted on Monday 15 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s vile comments about the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, and wondering what kind of people still support him; How the MAGA right succumbs to the bias of believing in an ideal past; Short takes on Ron Johnson; … Continue reading →

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Moon Status; Dormant Bigotry

Posted on Monday 15 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Think piece for today. Slate, Joel Achenbach, 9 Dec 2025: Moondoggle, subtitled “Officially, America is supposed to land on the moon again in 2027—and Mars thereafter. Ask anyone inside NASA under Trump, and you will hear a far different story.” … Continue reading →

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Strategies of Reality Denial

Posted on Friday 5 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s basic strategy is “deny deny deny”; Why young men turn to Nick Fuentes’ neo-Nazi movement; How Trump is dragging the White House press corps, and perhaps all modern civilization, down into his gutter; How Trump is reviving rules about … Continue reading →

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The Fog of War, Hurricanes, and Cave Man Mentality

Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

JD Vance’s caveman rage against a lesbian stepmom; Heather Cox Richardson about Trump’s decline in mental acuity, and Sen. Mark Kelly on Pete Hegseth; Zack Beauchamp on how Trump is advancing the white nationalist worldview; Hegseth’s misunderstanding of the metaphor … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving

Posted on Friday 28 November 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Thanksgiving with an Asian family; A Facebook graphic about hospitals and who gets the money; Carl Sagan on Who Speaks for Earth? Recalling quotes by E.O. Wilson and Robert A. Heinlein; Don D’Ammassa on humanity’s death spiral; NYT articles on … Continue reading →

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Principles vs. Loyalty

Posted on Tuesday 25 November 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

More about the ad that advised soldiers they don’t need to carry out illegal orders, with threats against Senator Mark Kelly; The demise of DOGE, which accomplished nothing; Tom Nichols suggests the Sen. Mark Kelly should be secretary of defense; … Continue reading →

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The Retreat from the Enlightenment

Posted on Friday 21 November 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

The key theme of our age, at least in the US: the retreat from the aspirations of the Enlightenment, both political and scientific. Reverting to tribalism and intuitive superstitions. Actually, these forces have probably never gone away. The difference now … Continue reading →

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Greene and Pinker, and “Piggy”

Posted on Tuesday 18 November 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

A conversation between Brian Greene and Steven Pinker, two of the current greatest scientists/writers; Heather Cox Richardson on how Trump “cares,” and his “piggy” comments; Briefly noted items about how the GOP destroys, not builds; how the Trump administration uses … Continue reading →

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Intentional Ignorance

Posted on Thursday 13 November 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Paul Krugman on Republican lies and misrepresentations about health care; Short items about a drop in US religiosity; Trump lying about falling gas prices; David French on how Trump keeps pardoning criminals as long as they’re loyal to him. – … Continue reading →

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