At left we have another good reminder that our cognitive biases can render us incapable of thinking critically.

Some of us believe anything we want to.

We’re Having Trouble Thinking

This concept has an enormous level of popularity in the Republican party. Exactly why?

What’s certain is that property taxes fund our schools, and without them, the common American would be even more ignorant than he is today, if that’s believable.

Now, which party benefits from poor education and a lack of the capacity for critical thinking?

The End of Property Taxes

All Americans should know that most other countries act fast and hard against top-ranking people who act corruptly.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for a coup plot and attempting to overthrow democracy.

In 2008, when rich Icelanders had committed financial crimes that led to their country’s economic collapse, do you know what happened to them?  Were they re-elected and left to loot their treasury?  No, they were sent to prison.

Honest and free nations don’t encourage criminality.  They send felons to prison.  It’s not that hard, nor is it in any way controversial.

Sending Top-Level Criminals to Prison Makes Sense, Unless They’re Americans, of Course