I’ve been seeing a cartoon going around equating Israel with Nazi Germany. I’ll show an AI-generated response to this article, but the gist of the cartoon image is an Israeli soldier brutalizing a Palestinian while looking in a mirror and … Continue reading →
1 “Woke” is a fighting word in America these days, grist for the mills of rage farmers. Though the name “Bandera” is far less known, any search-engine algorithm tuned for controversy will find it tasty. So it won’t be a … Continue reading →
If Wikileaks and the Russian government had been promoting stories about pee tapes instead of Podesta, Donald Trump would not be President today.
Continue reading →Imagine Gary Johnson had a second chance to answer the question, “What world leader do you admire?” Published at SecularProgress. com
Continue reading →Photo from Haaretz There’s an old saying that war is God’s way of teaching geography to Americans. These days, even that may not be enough. Now, because of Gary Johnson’s Aleppo gaffe, that city has become a little more familiar … Continue reading →
Posted this on FB not long ago, and now I’m cross-posting here. Things are moving fast on this planet. If we intend to get smarter about where we want to go, it’s important not to forget where we’ve been. I … Continue reading →
Here’s the Slideshare content on my response to Derek Muller’s “How Much Information” on his Veritasium YouTube Channel. What's at Stake in the Information Debate? from Craig Simon
Continue reading →Interesting comments halfway through about how the US could actually work to improve the well-being of Iraqis. Predictably, however, budget-hawks in the GOP rule the media narrative until their chicken-hawk leaders see a chance to bomb someone in the name … Continue reading →
Bill O’Reilly’s rhetoric is reaching incendiary levels in the wake of Barack Obama’s reelection. “Traditionalism” might have won, O’Reilly argues, if Romney had organized his campaign in opposition to Secular Progress, defined for his critically astute viewers as a movement … Continue reading →
Obama often hits home runs when giving big speeches. Last night’s speech at the Democratic convention wasn’t one of them… Maybe a stand up double compared to Romney’s bunt single last week. That’s not so bad, though. Obama’s turn at … Continue reading →
