Category Archives: Human Nature

Or for Worse

Posted on Thursday 12 December 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

We took both our cars into the indie BMW shop we’ve been going to, for routine maintenance. In my case, I needed my car to be ship-shape before driving down to LA in a couple weeks. \ Infrastructure note. In … Continue reading →

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The Anticipation of Unintended Consequences

Posted on Friday 22 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Many are predicting that the new administration’s plans, especially concerning deportations and tariffs, will backfire and wreck the economy, or at least raise prices in ways they apparently cannot anticipate. But one guesses that the Republicans will not admit it … Continue reading →

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The Overton Window of Deviance

Posted on Wednesday 20 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Amanda Marcotte on how Christians seem not bothered by the immorality of Trump or his Cabinet picks; Bret Stephens on defining deviancy down; Timothy Snyder on how Trump is actually a fascist — and how fascists use narratives; David French … Continue reading →

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Shocked, Just Shocked

Posted on Tuesday 19 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

The broad trend, perhaps, is the discomfort of tribal human beings living in multicultural liberal democracies. How some people (who weren’t paying attention) are shocked that Trump is actually setting out to do what he promised to do; How Trump … Continue reading →

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Continuing Our Studies of Human Nature…

Posted on Monday 18 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Today’s evidence. How MAGA is a gang mentality for white men who feel powerless; Adam Gopnik considers the difference between a mob and a righteous protest; (And I wonder about the American revolutionaries); Short items about Robert Reich and overereaching … Continue reading →

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Do Trump’s Voters Know What They’ve Done?

Posted on Saturday 9 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Jamelle Bouie asks if Trump Voters know what he has planned for them; Heather Cox Richardson observes how on social media Trump voters are alarmed by the implications of Trump’s polices, which somehow they hadn’t noticed before; Two more lists … Continue reading →

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Of Course This Won’t Be All Over Tomorrow

Posted on Monday 4 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s Wild Claims, Conspiracies and Falsehoods Redefine Presidential Bounds; Trump says rallies are full while a cameraman pans over an empty arena; CNN fact-checks Trump’s final day of his campaign; When called out, Trump says never mind, I was kidding; … Continue reading →

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Ramping Up

Posted on Saturday 2 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

It’s happening right before our eyes. How Trump’s 2020 Playbook is being put into action; Trump simulates oral sex in public; Jonathan M. Katz on what Trump’s team will do following the election; Robert Reich reminds us of 101 terrible … Continue reading →

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And Now We’re Talking about Garbage

Posted on Thursday 31 October 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

How the mighty have fallen. What does Trump being a narcissistic sociopath say about us? I have some ideas; How another confrontation by a child to her Trump-voting father does not go well; More about Trump’s, and Biden’s, garbage comments; … Continue reading →

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Appropriate Terminology

Posted on Tuesday 29 October 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Several good items published today. We’re stuck in the Trump Loop because we can’t accept that sociopaths exist; Steven Pinker with data that says the country is *not* ‘dying’; Another piece about psychological “blind spots” and how to counter them; … Continue reading →

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