Jan 22, 2025
There are already clauses in the U.S. Constitution which could reasonably be interpreted to prohibit Congress or state legislatures from enacting pseudolaws.
Jan 10, 2025
We are not only living in a small world, but that world confronts serious problems that can only be addressed and solved at the world level. Any war diverts us from these problems.
Dec 27, 2024
The land upon which any country exists was not created by the people who currently live there. In fact, the land was not created by any human being, past or present.
Dec 17, 2024
To date, single-payer medical insurance has been politically impossible because so many people are satisfied with their job-based insurance and fear that coverage would not be as good under single-payer.
Dec 6, 2024
Now that the presidential election is over, some supporters of Donald Trump are claiming that the voters have given him a mandate to make big changes in our government.
Nov 22, 2024
Rather than risking the future of civilization and the human race on untested theories about geoengineering, we probably should just intensify current efforts to replace carbon fuels with green energy.
Nov 19, 2024
We would be back to ad hoc bipartisan coalitions, a newly functional House, and more active participation in legislation by all members of the House, not just the party leaders.
Nov 13, 2024
Voting should be an "inalienable" right in two senses: that we cannot give or sell our vote to someone else, and that government cannot deprive us of that right for any reason.