Published

1 month ago

July 28, 2026

Alice Rush

I love Emerson, but I don’t get this at all. Is there anything amusing about any of the world religions that existed a generation (or many) ago?

Were the people of the Renaissance amused by the Spanish Inquisition?

Are you amused by the southern Christians who lynched the black Americans in the 20th Century, while law enforcement looked on with a smile?

Are you pleased that our kids in the public schools of the Deep South are being forced to read the bible?

Religion

Social Democracy

Published

5 hours ago

September 9, 2026

Alice Rush

At left is an interesting twist on the case for social democracies. In short: Investing in people pays off.

As they say, Education is expensive, but the cost of ignorance is far higher.

Social Democracy

Hitting the Tipping Point

Published

1 day ago

September 8, 2026

Alice Rush

Have we hit the tipping point on climate change? For example, has the melting permafrost in the Arctic released so much methane that a runaway feedback loop has been established?

As suggested at left, an analogous question could be asked about the level corruption in the U.S. government.

Hitting the Tipping Point

Nordex Outsells Vestas, GE Vernova Rebuilds Wind Team

Published

2 days ago

September 8, 2026

Alice Rush

Weather Guard Lightning Tech

Nordex Outsells Vestas, GE Vernova Rebuilds Wind Team

Nordex closes in on Vestas in onshore orders, GE Vernova rebuilds its wind team, Nexxis buys BladeBug, and wooden blades draw doubts.

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