Author: whatimnothearing

HONORING CHARLIE KIRK

I want to examine the honoring of Charlie Kirk by comparing it to the honoring of other Americans. Think of famous Americans honored by statues, etc.; they are often honored in spite of their other weaknesses. We all know that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington owned slaves. Still they are not honored because of their […]

VACCINE SAFETY AND THE TROLLEY PROBLEM

One study, reported by the European Medicines Agency, found that the Covid vaccines caused 8.2 deaths per million vaccines. That is .0008% Another study in https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2837831, showed that Covid vaccines saved 2.5 million lives. Are those 8.2 deaths a reasonable sacrifice for saving a million lives? This is an extreme version of the ‘Trolleycar Problem’, […]

A NEW RED LINE — MURDER

Last week, a small boat was seen in international waters. No one knows who was in it, what it was carrying, or where it was headed. But the Trump administration declared – with no evidence – that they were Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members headed for the US with drugs, so Trump murdered them […]

TRUMP HAS CROSSED TWO RED LINES

Today’s news is evidence that Trump has crossed a couple of subtle red lines. First red line: lying. For most of us, lying is about trying to make someone believe something false. However, for others, it’s a means of exerting power over someone. In this type of lie, you are not even expected to believe […]

TRUMP’S CYNICAL NON-SUMMIT DISTRACTION

All show but no substance All this past week the press has been hyping the great Trump-Putin summit. Pundit after pundit has been asked what to expect from the summit, and the answer is always the same:  “nothing”…. “nothing”……”nothing.” Of course Putin isn’t going to make any concessions, and of course Trump cannot give away […]