A Writer’s Blog

  • Donald Trump is a Real Threat to the Survival of the Human Species

    The evidence is overwhelming that climate change denial was a tactic to get our minds off of all the other dangers their products cause to our health, the quality of life, and our very existence. Read more

  • Mike Konzcal: The Brilliance of Trump’s Rhetoric

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Mike Konzcal of the Roosevelt Institute sat down and watched Donald Trump’s campaign speeches in search of the rhetoric that turned out to be effective. ? Contrary to common belief, working people are not turned off by the rich; if anything, they admired Trump’s opulence and outrageous displays of… Read more

  • The Facebook Sucker-Berg Phenomenon and the Deliberate Destruction of Community-Based Public Ed

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: I read “I quit Facebook and my life is better now” at Cathy O’Neil’s Mathbabe blog, and my thoughts became a wild river about Facebook and its founder who launched Facebook by cheating two brothers and hijacking their idea. To learn more about Suckerberg’s own con,… Read more

  • Time to Focus on Trump and Stop Demonizing Hillary

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: I planned to post this as a comment but it grew into a full-blown post. One of our daily readers, named Joe, voted for Bernie in the primaries but then supported Hillary in the general election. He wrote a comment a few hours ago urging other readers to stop… Read more

  • Does the United States have a CEO, a dictator, or a President in Donald Trump?

    The President of the United States is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress, and to negotiate treaties ratified by two-thirds of the Senate. Read more

  • Commonweal on Trump: A Time to Pray

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Commonweal, the Catholic magazine, published an editorial about the election of Donald Trump. The editors are deeply concerned about Trump’s lack of empathy for those in need. They hope he will govern with policies and attitudes different from those he expressed in the campaign. The editors wrote: “It seems… Read more