Reagan is totally lost and out of his depth. He does not have enough knowledge to cut through the contradictory advice that is being offered to him. —Richard Pipes, Reagan’s national security aide, 1981 Facts are stupid things. —Reagan mangling…
Author: Nick Gier
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Afghanistan
by Nick Gier We should have hit that country years ago, hit it really hard, and then let it rot. —Donald Trump on Fox Business News During the past 70 years, politicians and diplomats have asked, after each of the…
The Future of Electric Cars and Trucks is Now
by Nick Gier I’ve been driving hybrid vehicles for about 11 years, and my current car is a Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid. I now have 6,200 miles on the odometer, and I have burned just 17 gallons of gas. That’s…
The Bible as Social Justice Theology
by Nick Gier Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.—Jesus, Mathew 25:40 Just as GOP attempts to restrict voting might also affect Republicans, its…
Christ and the Buddha: Similar Missions in Hell
A Study in Comparative Religion by Nick Gier For the wicked there are punishments, not perpetual.—Bishop Diodorus of Tarsus Every individual of the human race shall become holy and happy.—Thomas Wittemore, a Christian Universalist There is no hell, there is…
Anti-Semitism Rears its Ugly Head Again
by Nick Gier April 8 was Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, and Jews there and around the world are recoiling in horror as America’s right-wing extremists, inspired by ex-president Trump’s bigotry, openly express their hatred of Jews and blame them…
Wind Industry Mitigates Bird and Bat Mortality
by Nick Gier When you look at a wind turbine, you can find the bird carcasses and count them. With a coal-fired power plant, you can’t count the carcasses, but it’s going to kill a lot more birds.—The Audubon Society…
The Ugly Truth vs. the Big Lie: The Difference between BLM and Capitol Rioters
by Nick Gier Peaceful protestors should be protected and arsonists and anarchists should be prosecuted.—Joe Biden (7/30/20) People not affiliated with the protests are creating havoc on the streets.—Minneapolis activist Mike Griffin The Capitol is not a liquor store.—Rabbi Yosie…
2020: The Year Libertarianism Finally Died
by Nick Gier There is no such thing as society; there are just individual men and women—Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher There is no I taken in itself, but only the I of the primary word I-Thou.—Martin Buber, I…
Police Reform, Police Unions, and Human Rights
by Nick Gier We give police an incredible amount of trust. And they deserve an equally incredible amount of accountability when they break that trust.—Jeremiah Ellison, Minneapolis City Councilman Officers empowered to protect the public instead have been protected from the…