Monthly Archives: July 2022

Honesty about Religion

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Bob Shepherd

I know that people are supposed to “show respect” to religious belief–that that’s a widely held position. But I don’t have any respect for it. I have precisely the opposite. It seems to me breathtakingly ironic that religions make claims … Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Metaphysics, Religion | 6 Comments

The Second American Revolution Has Begun, and This New Trump Court Is Carrying It Out

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Bob Shepherd

Warning: read this only if you are actually willing to do the minimal work necessary to understand the revolution that the Extreme Court of the United States is effecting right now. It can happen here, folks. It is happening. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion, Trump (Don the Con) | 40 Comments

What Fascism Looks Like

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Bob Shepherd

In the middle of the last century, the United States and its allies fought a world war to end fascism. What did fascism look like? Well, it looked like this: Like Hilter or Mussolini, Donald Trump . . . Has … Continue reading →

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Prosecuting Trump for Insurrection

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Bob Shepherd

Could someone please wake up A. G. Garland? If Garland doesn’t prosecute Trump, then democracy in America is already over. The only think distinguishing us from a banana republic is that we don’t grow bananas ourselves. That said, here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Trump (Don the Con) | 1 Comment