by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 6, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
I saw a comment on FB yesterday where in response to where professor David Rothkopf of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs writing on “The Shallow State” wrote: “…Donald Trump, champion and avatar of the shallow state, has won power...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 5, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
The enormous role played by evangelicals in Trump’s victory — and in his enduring core of support — has not received as much attention from the mainstream news media. Have Christian nationalists staged a “soft coup,” with Trump as their...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 5, 2018 | Irrational Thinking, Pseudoscience
Ignorance and stupidity are not the same things but both seem to be at time embodied in the minds of flat-earthers, A short collection of videos I recently watched on engaging with flat-earthers…(This guy Victor from Brooklyn in videos one, two, and three is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 5, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
The Shallow State The “deep state” is the flavor of the month for conspiracy theorists, the “black helicopters” of 2017. The idea of career intelligence and military officers and bureaucrats marshaling the institutional power they have spent...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 5, 2018 | • Politics, Guns & The 2nd Amendment
Opinion | How to Win an Argument About Guns Tragically, predictably, infuriatingly, we’re again mourning a shooting – this time at YouTube’s headquarters – even as the drive for gun safety legislation has stalled in Washington. Polls show that...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 4, 2018 | • Politics, Donald Trump
Madeleine Albright Warns: Don’t Let Fascism Go ‘Unnoticed Until It’s Too Late’ Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright describes herself as an “optimist who worries a lot.” And lately, it seems, there has been much to worry...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 4, 2018 | • Politics
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by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 3, 2018 | Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience, Science Based Medicine
Tumeric tastes great but I would question if it was good for anything healthwise. I think much of the hype surrounding Tumeric being good for losing weight, preventing Alzheimer’s, treating diabetes, preventing baldness, treating cancer and more (although to the best...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 22, 2018 | • Politics
— Under Construction — Notable Liberal Democrat Accomplishments Got Women the right to vote Got African-American the right to vote Created Social Security liftin million of elderly out of poverty Passed the Civil Rights Act Ended Segregation & Jim Crow The Voting...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 22, 2018 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs
Genetically modified disbelief and the lonely road to the sorcerer’s stone It’s an issue that is much debated and one that parties on both sides of the argument are impassioned over when it comes to food safety and nutrition. The hot topic, of course, is...
