OPINION

Learning How to Deal With Anxiety by Communing With Nature

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Editor’s Note: It has long been claimed by nature writers, scientists, psychologists and even the National Park Service that spending time outdoors in nature is good for human physical and mental health. My good friend Edward O. Wilson (no relation) put forward the theory of Biophilia in a book by that name in 1984. The…

Is a Trump Dictatorship Inevitable?

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Everyone should remember this day elevon months from now on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Election Day — because of what I’m about to say. As the one American journalist and public opinion analyst who predicted that Donald Trump would win the presidential election of…

What if Rat King Trump Returns to Power?

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nothing will make us healthier or happier in America when we never have to hear about or talk about Donald Trump ever again. The country and the world would be a much better place if the most corrupt politician in American history would just…

Are Washington Bars as Divided as Members of Congress?

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Apparently Not at the Hawk ‘n’ Dove – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The government is so dysfunctional here that it might well lead one to seek out strong drink. But where to go? Are bars as divided as members of Congress these days? The government dysfunction is especially…

The Changing Nature of What’s Considered ‘Cool’ in the U.S.

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“We are all captives of the picture in our head – our belief that the world we have experienced is the world that really exists.” – Walter Lippmann The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — What image pops into your head when you see or hear someone say, “That’s cool, man?”…

Some Christians See Israel-Hamas War as Fulfillment of Prophecy?

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was just a matter of time. Too bad we don’t have televangelist Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell around anymore to remind us so we can run stories making fun of them. Give Mike Johnson, the new Louisiana Christian conservative Speaker of the House,…

We Can Overcome Ignorance and Fascism — By Reading

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“I must judge for myself, but how can I judge, how can any man judge, unless his mind has been opened and enlarged by reading.” – John Adams The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s no good excuse these days to be ignorant about anything. Any information you want or…

Court Secrecy Undermines Trust in Google Antitrust Trial

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Guest Column – By Caitlin Vogus – Freedom of the Press Foundation Before a single witness could utter a word of testimony in the Google antitrust case on Tuesday, the public and the press were temporarily barred from the courtroom. It’s just another step in a long list of anti-transparency measures styming access to the…

Everybody Knows the Dice Are Loaded, the Wars Will Never End

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Gamblers may roll with their fingers crossed. But the war is not over. It never ends, even though the good guys already lost. The fight was fixed. And the poor stay poor, while the rich just get richer.…

Putin Gets His Way: American Democracy is Chaos

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Gonzo Journalism – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Man, I was all mentally prepared for a government shutdown. I was dreaming of sleeping late every morning and taking a long unpaid vacation from having to pay attention to the morons making a mockery of running the Congress of the United States. But nooo!…

Revealed: The Republicans’ Three-Step Plan for Corporate Fascism

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Guest Column – By Thom Hartmann – The Republican Party is increasingly clear about its goal: Make America Russia, or at least Russia’s mini-me, Hungary. They are openly embracing a modern, westernized, Christian white supremacy-based version of classic fascism. And the MAGAT Republicans have a three-step process to bring it about that they’re already putting…

Democracy Needs Moderated Forums, Not Hate-Filled Free-For-Alls

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Let’s face it, there are times in this crazy world and this funny business when the only recourse in the face of imminent disaster is to call up the ghost of Hunter S. Thompson, the doctor of Gonzo Journalism. Now is such a time,…

If Bork’s Thinking is Behind Google Strategy, Let’s All Boycott Google

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The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — After spending some time this week thinking about the world of 1687, when Sir Isaac Newton and the Royal Society of London published Principia Mathematica — with a little MAGA Republican distraction thrown in — I’ve stumbled on to another epiphany. Newton’s Laws Work:…

Newton’s Laws Work: Except in the House of Representatives

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“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.” ― Sir Isaac Newton The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sitting here in front of a big screen hooked up to the internet on a late summer morning and wondering what to say about a nagging…