Superlatives in Politics Are the Worst
Claims made using superlative language can be convincing to some, while to others they are the mark of the snake oil salesman. It's the old story of don't believe what you know, believe what I say.
Taking Off the Harness and Reins
A speculative look forward into the rationale and working of the second Trump administration and how it will do its damage through the abetting of his pet billionaires.
The Mind of Your Better Angel
People are guided in their voting choices by their underlying belief systems. Assuming that most people's guides are kindly motivated, let's assume that these guides are angels. What would be the difference, though, between a good Left bending angel politically versus one on the Right?
I Want More Cake
Billionaires, even though there are relatively few of them, are accumulating more and more wealth at the expense of the "little people" all 7 billion of them. They are increasingly getting involved politically for no good reason except to become trillionaires. Mother Earth is not pleased.
The Smarts of the MAGA Intelligentsia
The intelligence of people who have a lot of it, maybe too much, is often applied in ways that sacrifice empathy. A case in point, the scientists of Los Alamos, who created the atom bomb. Another, the political scientists who created Project 2025.
Democratic Snowflakes and Republican Ice Crystals
Politics is a brain game in which the opposing players have to come up with strategies to persuade and convince voters. The game is played to a great extent with language wrapped up in signs and speeches. Social scientists understand more and more how to craft that language to be effective.