Category: Politics

Politics is the influencing and exercising of power, especially in government policies.

Scapegoating – Advantages and Disadvantages

February 11, 2017

Scapegoating. Ostrich with head in the sand. Ignoring reality

If someone uses scapegoats, you can be sure that someone is trying to manipulate your feelings so that your behavior can be directed by them for their advantage.

December 6, 2016

What strategy do you use if you are overwhelmed? When I hear a hare-brained project proposed by a politician, it reminds me of a scheme an old boss of mine, another ball in the air.

November 17, 2016

It’s important that citizens vote. It’s essential that they have essential information to base their choices on.

Evaluating Trump – A Baker Dozen Questions

September 29, 2016

Do you think that Trump’s many years of questioning Obama’s US citizenship was a legitimate concern or actually an insight into Trump’s view of who is a legitimate American?

August 28, 2016

Mystical medium uses a hidden organizing power to justify conspiracy theories

If several rare and unsupported events are used to justified a belief, beware. You have entered the land of conspiracies.

Conspiracy Theorists and Excuse Mavens

June 11, 2016

Conspiracy theorists and excuse mavens come from the same folly, using low probability events to make up stories and draw their conclusions. Shakespeare caught it perfectly. He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. All Hillary

Trump’s Tall Tales

June 1, 2016

Donald Trump’s prejudices plus his insistence that his personal viewpoint must override factual evidence gives him freedom of expression, but to positions that are free of rational support.

Trump Is a Bully

May 28, 2016

Trump’s path is the last one. He forces his opinion, he ignores opinions he dislikes, and attacks people who disagree with him.

Trump and the Constitution

May 9, 2016

Constitution, image of first page starting "We the People"

The president’s job is to execute policy, not to deny individual rights. Trump doesn’t accept that his electoral majority does not invalidate the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.