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Cognitive Dissonance and the Republican Party

For years, I have tried to understand how and why so many of my family and friends, good and intelligent people, buy into the Trump-MAGA promise of...

24.05.2026 10

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Why the Separation of Church and State is Crucial for Democracy

During the Age of Reason, the Enlightenment thinkers realized that human reasoning provided a better understanding of our natural world than the...

28.04.2026 10

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Why we need a Federal Artificial Intelligence Commission

The Airwaves Radio was introduced commercially in 1920, when the Westinghouse Corp. launched station KDKA in Pittsburg. Other stations followed....

02.04.2026 10

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Why Democrats Lost Voter Confidence

Democrats are relieved by the outcome of the last election. They think that the people finally see the Trump administration for what it is, a...

24.11.2025 20

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Christians Don’t Own the Moral High Ground?

Fundamentalists were angered in 1973 when the Supreme Court confirmed the right to abortion and the rights of the LGBTQ community to live life as they...

24.09.2025 10

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The Education Shakedown

According to the University of Texas, the four overriding purposes of a liberal education are; the comprehension of “liberty” and “humanism;”...

04.09.2025 20

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The Root of Our Political Divide? Money.

Die-hard supporters like to claim that Trump is no different than any other politician; they are all corrupt. A good friend of mine took that position...

21.08.2025 30

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