by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 31, 2023 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy
Let’s not overcomplicate this: Republicans passed a $2 trillion tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And now they’re refusing to pay for it. It’s really that simple. — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 22,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 30, 2023 | • Politics, Religion
I think religion in America has infected many American’s with a belief system based on rewards and...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 27, 2023 | Characters on the Right, Loons, Pseudoscience, Right Wing Lunacy, Science Denial
“Everywhere there’s globes”: Georgia GOP chair goes full flat-earther in wild rant A recently elected Georgia GOP district chair revealed that she believes the world is flat and that the proliferation of globes is part of a conspiracy, Rolling Stone...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 27, 2023 | • Politics, Cognitive Bias, Critical Thinking, Irrational Thinking
A look at the mechanisms in the thinking of those on the MAGA...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 26, 2023 | • Politics, Religion
Inside The Apocalyptic Christian World Of Doug Mastriano And The GOP PENNSYLVANIA – LifeGate Church is nestled in a wooded area of Elizabethtown, 6 miles from the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant that partially melted down in 1979, almost rendering this...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 12, 2023 | Books, Critical Thinking
A quote I picked up in reading/listening to Medhi Hasan’s new book Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking via my Audible account (Great stuff!) It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 11, 2023 | • Politics, Donald Trump
(The emphasis is mine) Geraldo Rivera: “…You are my favorite person Washington. i think the most honest person in Washington and the question i have, given that i trust you so, is Donald Trump,… a lot of my friends say he made mistakes and ok January 6th, this and...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 11, 2023 | • Politics, Donald Trump
Regarding another one of Trump’s incredible gross distortions of the real world facts… Analysis | Fine, here’s why Trump keeps talking about Biden and Chinatown There’s no question that D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood still bears cultural...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 11, 2023 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Journalism & Media
Trump Suggests He Knowingly Took Documents From White House The former president, in his appearance on CNN, misstated the law governing presidential records, saying he was allowed to take the material now at the heart of a Justice Department investigation. Send any...