by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 24, 2023 | • Politics
These Trump Supporters Are Completely Detached From Reality No...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 23, 2023 | • Politics, Crime
The Cause of the Crime Wave Is Hiding in Plain Sight When the speed of repercussions drops, society loses a key deterrent against unlawful behavior. This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica. On December 31, 2020, a 40-year-old man named Leon...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 23, 2023 | • Politics, Donald Trump
Opinion | This is how fascism comes to America The Republican Party’s attempt to treat Donald Trump as a normal political candidate would be laughable were it not so perilous to the republic. If only he would mouth the party’s “conservative”...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 8, 2023 | Religion
Not quite losing my religion: Being a liberal evangelical isn’t always easy Throughout my life, I have questioned my Christian faith. On two occasions in my life, however, I have seriously considered the possibility that the God who has directed every aspect of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 8, 2023 | • Politics, Science Denial
The 2020 election wasn’t stolen. But Douglas Frank and his bogus equation claiming otherwise are still winning over audiences. | CNN Politics Douglas Frank, an Ohio math teacher, affixed his Texas flag print bow tie, led a booming rendition of the National...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 8, 2023 | • Politics, Technology, The Media
A good look at Mehdi Hasan’s criticism and takedown of Matt Taibbi’s poor reporting on “The Twitter Files” Mehdi Hasan interviewed Matt Taibbi and lit the ‘Twitter Files’ on...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 15, 2022 | Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience
Modern Reflexology: Still As Bogus As Pre-Modern Reflexology | Science-Based Medicine Reflexology is an alternative medicine system that claims to treat internal organs by pressing on designated spots on the feet and hands; there is no anatomical connection between...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 16, 2022 | • Politics, Donald Trump
I think the only policydecision or group of policy devcisions Trump made that I am okay with are the refocusing of the military budget towards the threats from Russia and China. …As a result, the military is changing how it trains personnel, which technologies...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 19, 2022 | Science, Science Denial
These 4 Factors Can Explain Why So Many People Are Rejecting Science Distrust of science is a massive problem. In our current environment, it’s directly leading to people’s deaths. Much of the misinformation we face is intentional and organized, and even...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 10, 2022 | • Politics, Domestic Terrorism, Donald Trump
Here’s how Fox and Newsmax tried to spin the January 6 committee’s first prime-time hearing A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources”...