The 2024 general election was about 2 weeks ago, and the election outcome was a huge win for the Republican Party. Not only did Donald Trump win the Electoral College vote, he also won the popular vote. (As an aside, no one is mentioning that the only other president to Continue Reading
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Seven Massive Changes to American Politics, 1930-1945
[Note: this post is not yet finished.] My grandmother on my mother’s side was intensely patriotic. One statement that she said every now and then (with intense pride) was “America is the greatest experiment of all time!” The USA was indeed an experimental nation. But is our country the greatest Continue Reading
Can We Please Trust Our Elections?
[Note: this post is not yet complete] (Featured image by Tyler Merbler from USA – DSC09254-2, CC BY 2.0, Link) A recent poll showed that 6% of Republicans would support a violent overthrow of the election if Donald Trump does not win the 2024 U.S. election. The poll also reported Continue Reading
I am in Awe of the Jaw
[Note: this is not yet complete] Like most people, I always believed that they eyes are the most important feature for beauty and attractiveness. “The eyes make the face” is a common adage to express this importance. Only recently did I learn that this is not entirely the case. Though Continue Reading