Category Archives: Politics

Flint water crisis cries racism

Posted on 2017/10/11 by LastTechAge

‘Flint’, an artist’s summary of the Flint water crisis, has visceral impact on the viewer. This image won an award.  Flint Michigan is an old automotive manufacturing town in Michigan, about 45 miles north of my town, Ann Arbor. The … Continue reading →

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Gun rights vs hard data

Posted on 2017/10/08 by LastTechAge

Right winger David Brooks published an op ed column in the 2017 Oct 7 New York Times (print edition) on gun control.  His comments have a vital point, and they should be required reading.  If you quote hard data that … Continue reading →

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Climate shift denialists 2 – Religious

Posted on 2017/07/05 by LastTechAge

Trump and his religious followers deny climate change.  Why? On June 1 (2017), Pres. Trump pulled the U.S. out of the international Paris Agreement On Climate Change.  This is a major action that will haunt our grandchildren’s grandchildren. It also … Continue reading →

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Climate shift denialists 1 – Business and politics

Posted on 2017/06/27 by LastTechAge

Trump and other denialists reject climate change.  Why? On June 1, Pres. Trump pulled the U.S. out of the international Paris Agreement On Climate Change and pushed climate change into one of the major stories of the year. This has … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump is Man-child – Maybe

Posted on 2017/05/24 by LastTechAge

Is Donald Trump a child in a man’s body?  … or something more disturbing. This question has been discussed a lot.  How would you interpret all the public aspects of Donald Trump (fig 1)? Trump is a Man-Child In recent … Continue reading →

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President Trump, Triumph of Chaos

Posted on 2017/03/11 by LastTechAge

Against all reasonable odds, Donald Trump rose from a discounted Republican candidate to take the President’s oath of office. “How did this happen?”  How is because Trump is the product of self-focused personal ambition and pushed himself forward at exactly the right time. The real … Continue reading →

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Trump invites Brit Theresa May over for tea

Posted on 2016/11/10 by LastTechAge

Breaking new just from Politico, “President-elect Trump invites British prime minister for a visit”. Ms May is an attractive woman.  Think about what The Donald said … about the most important quality for a woman to have is her “good … Continue reading →

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Quench the Bern? … yet the fires rage

Posted on 2016/07/26 by LastTechAge

Bernie Sanders has been quenched, but populist passions still burn – in both parties. By June 2016, Bernie Sanders appeared to have lost in his push for the Democratic nomination, and in early July, he formally backed the heir apparent, … Continue reading →

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Piketty on the U.S. Presidential race

Posted on 2016/02/20 by LastTechAge

Piketty makes upbeat comments on Bernie Sanders and what he implies about US inequality trends. Just to pass on a very optimistic comment from Thomas Piketty, on our on-going struggle against the American convergence to a government controlled by an … Continue reading →

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