Published

2 years ago

July 19, 2024

Alice Rush

Here’s a discussion between two people from my boyhood, whom I won’t identify by name, and whose comments I did not edit.

Old acquaintance 1: Guns, aren’t the problem, cars, alcohol, drugs, kill, way many more people. Let’s talk the truth here it’s people that are problem. How they are brought up , their mentality what they’re saying on the TV which in many cases is nothing but hatred you can call it like it is and this is the fact.

Old acquaintance 2: If an individual goes crazy, wants to hurt someone and has rock, he might hurt someone badly. If he has a gun, people will die. Yes the problem is people, let’s not allow them the weapons to deal with their sick solution.

The discussion makes me wonder how people in France or Japan or Croatia frame this discussion. I’m thinking that perhaps we in the U.S. have too many (barely literate) people like old acquaintance #1 to be able to deal with our problems intelligently, and that perhaps we’re doomed to remain stuck in neutral when it comes to issues like public safety.

Gun Laws

Renewable Energy

Could You Be Paid to Sew Disinformation into Our Society?

Published

15 hours ago

March 17, 2026

Alice Rush

99% of this totally incorrect.

But hey, who cares, right? There’s a huge market for disinformation, and I’m sure you were handsomely paid.

Could You Be Paid to Sow Disinformation into Our Society?

Renewable Energy

Christian Health

Published

15 hours ago

March 17, 2026

Alice Rush

These people ask: Looking for healthcare that reflects your values, and supports your budget? Discover Christian Health–Get your free quote today!

I’ve always wondered what this means. Christian Science? But if you reject science and hand your diseases over to Jesus, why would you need health coverage in the first place?

Christian Health

Renewable Energy

Insulting U.S. Allies

Published

20 hours ago

March 17, 2026

Alice Rush

The point made at left is an interesting one, but it raises the question: Would our NATO allies have participated in a useless and illegal war even if Trump hadn’t insulted, bullied, and threatened them with military invasion?