Category Archives: Politics

What It Means to Think That God Is On Your Side

Posted on Saturday 21 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Concerning Hegseth, Trump, and Rubio; Also, how do religious sects decide when to reinterpret their scriptures? Items about 100% approval, teleportation, church/state separation, and uncounted COVID deaths; FBers compare reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death to Trump’s reaction to Robert Mueller’s … Continue reading →

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Misconceptions about Science and Predictions

Posted on Friday 20 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

How Jeffrey Epstein, obsessed with eugenics, was wrong; How Paul Ehrlich was not a villain, even though his predictions failed; John Pavlovitz wonders why anyone still supports Trump; I have another idea; Tom Nichols on no Plan B; the disappearing … Continue reading →

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The War, the Economy, and Religion

Posted on Wednesday 18 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Yet more commentators on the stupidity of this war with Iran, from Adam Lee, Suzanne Maloney, and Susan B. Glasser; How the economies under Biden and Trump aren’t that much different; Brief items about why conservatives need guns, Christian Nationalists … Continue reading →

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Is Trump Insane, Delusional, or Merely an Inveterate Liar?

Posted on Tuesday 17 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump claims a former president supports his actions in Iran; the four living former presidents all deny it; Many on the extreme right sound insane to the rest of us, with examples; Trump is pressuring the media to support his … Continue reading →

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Clueless, Stupid, and Cruel

Posted on Monday 16 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

The status of Trump’s war in Iran; Paul Krugman explains that America is not respected around the world; And how George Orwell foresaw this; Robert Reich on Trump’s stupidest cabinet member: Pete Hegseth; How Hegseth doesn’t understand “no quarter” any … Continue reading →

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Stupid vs. Evil

Posted on Thursday 12 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Robert Reich’s take on what the two US political parties think of each other, and my interpretation of conservative thinking; About Pete Hegseth and how he sees moral purpose in war as a weakness; Another item about parental rights, concerning … Continue reading →

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Clown Shoes, and Republican Obsequiousness

Posted on Wednesday 11 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Marco Rubio in clown shoes; Republicans think oppressing trans kids is more important than parental rights; Trump’s delusional faith in himself; That photo of the prayer group in the Oval Office is being mocked in China; Motivated thinking sees that … Continue reading →

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Everything Will Be Better in Two Weeks

Posted on Friday 6 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Ten rationales for Trump’s war on Iran; While some insist it’s not a “war”; Promoting the war with movie clips and video games; Cuba is next, they’re now saying, as predicted; Who is Hegseth to declare the US as a … Continue reading →

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You Can Fool Some of the People All of the Time

Posted on Wednesday 4 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump can’t stop telling on himself; Christian media sees the Iran war as signalling the second coming, or the End Times; And some of them want mass deportation of American Muslims; How ICE ‘loses’ property yet finds it when challenged; … Continue reading →

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Fractured Reality

Posted on Tuesday 3 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

How an air campaign alone has never resulted in regime change; Robert Reich: Trump doesn’t have a clue; John Pavlovitz: He’s not worth this; Heather Cox Richardson: Trump is workshopping reasons for his war with journalists; JD Vance says the … Continue reading →

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