Published

2 years ago

October 10, 2023

Alice Rush

Common Dreams writes: “The stakes are too high and the margins are potentially too close for anyone concerned about the environment to view Kennedy as a safe vote for the climate.”

It’s hard to imagine how Kennedy could garner any significant amount of votes, regardless of which party he runs under.

With his QAnon-style viewpoint on climate change, he’s a nonstarter for progressives, and especially educated ones.

He may sweep a few votes away from Trump, but even that’s a stretch.

America does not need another crackpot in its political milieu.

RFK Jr. as a Presidential Candidate

Is Bullying a Bad Thing? Not if We Want a Society of Brutality

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17 hours ago

March 28, 2026

Alice Rush

Does this guy have a solid point?

Is war a bad thing? What about rape and torture?

Do they point to weaknesses that must be strengthened?

Is Bullying a Bad Thing? Not if We Want a Society of Brutality

What Makes a President a King?

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20 hours ago

March 28, 2026

Alice Rush

Maybe the protestors are less concerned about length of time in office, and more with criminal authoritarianism.

What Makes a President a King?

Blaise Pascal, Renaissance Man–Literally

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24 hours ago

March 28, 2026

Alice Rush

I have such respect for Pascal that I considered naming our son after him. (My wife wasn’t having it. Maybe if we lived in France?)

Pascal made important contributions to both math and physics but he’s perhaps best known for his philosophic “wager,” that it makes sense to believe in God, since if He exists, you’ll be very glad you did, and if He doesn’t, you haven’t lost anything. I counter that this is not how we accept or reject religious tenets.