Category Archives: Politics

A wannabe dictator never cries: Except maybe for himself

Posted on March 30, 2020 by cPaul

For Trump, there’s only one victim: himself. He fears political defeat more than the deaths of millions Lucian K. Truscott IV | Salon A photograph purporting to show Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in tears, having lost all hope over … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Politics | Leave a comment

The “Modern Apostles” Who Want to Steer American into the End Times

Posted on March 19, 2020 by cPaul

The Seven Mountain Mandate is a manifesto for conquering all aspects of American life. By Elle Hardy @ theoutline.com At first blush, it could be the premise of a terrible airport novel: A group of self-proclaimed “apostles” have a plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Politics | Leave a comment

How the United States re-branded as “America”

Posted on February 20, 2020 by cPaul

by Tom Dunn via BOINGBOING NPR’s Throughline had a great recent episode about what’s essentially the branding of the American Empire. Host Rund Abdelfatah speaks with Daniel Immerwahr, a history professor at Northwestern University, who the changing ways that America has identified … Continue reading →

Posted in Geo-Politics, Politics | Leave a comment

Maps Paint a Dark Future for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on February 12, 2020 by cPaul

by Yessenia Funes | Gizmodo The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last pristine landscapes in America. Tucked along the northern border of Alaska and Canada, the nearly 20 million acres of wilderness is home to a variety … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Foolishness, Geo-Politics, Politics | Leave a comment

What Would Joseph Campbell Think?

Posted on February 12, 2020 by cPaul

I love this… I am often thinking about Joseph Cambell and his brilliant view on modern life and the human condition through the lens of mankind’s myths and mythology. – cPaul From BILLMOYERS.COM: A Facebook member responded to our recent post Bill Moyers … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Mind The Gap, Politics, Psychology | Leave a comment

The USA is NOT Energy Independent

Posted on February 9, 2020 by cPaul

A few of my American friends who are currently cheering the Trump-Administration have crowed on Trump’s declaration that the USA is energy independent, a talking-point that Trump re-claimed at the recent State of the Union Address. That does not jive … Continue reading →

Posted in Geo-Politics, Mind The Gap, Politics | Leave a comment

The US Environmental Protection Agency is Becoming a Cancer Risk

Posted on January 28, 2020 by cPaul

Industry-friendly regulators are letting chemical companies flood the country with toxins. It should be a scandal. by Sam Pizzigati | Posted at Common Dreams today This January, President Trump claimed credit for new figures from the American Cancer Society showing  “the sharpest … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Science | Leave a comment

Vote the Common Good

Posted on January 9, 2020 by cPaul

As the distance for the 2020 US Presidental Election shortens, and the back-and-forth bickering suggests “civil war” more than “civil discourse”, here’s a USA -based Christian political group that makes sense to me as an outsider. While the usual rhetoric … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Faith, Mind The Gap, Politics | Leave a comment

The New Deal was partly motivated by a desire to kill the fake news epidemic of the Gilded Age

Posted on January 7, 2020 by cPaul

by  CORY DOCTOROW at Boing Boing / 6:15 AM TUE JAN 7, 2020 100 years ago, wealthy people bought up newspapers as fast as they could, then used them to smear progressive reformers, inventing lies (“Congressmen don’t pay taxes!”) to discredit the entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Yesteryear | Leave a comment

Here’s what could be lost if Trump bombs Iran’s cultural treasures

Posted on January 6, 2020 by cPaul

Yes, there’s a lot wrong with the track of the Iran government’s hard-line policies, especially those related to Israel. However, the American powers that be seem to believe it’s time to take the “civil” out of western-civilization. Folks, the international … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Geo-Politics, Politics, Travel | Leave a comment