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The Sky as an Inspiration

Posted on July 5, 2022 by climatechangefork

A week ago, I got a new email from a young friend, reacting to the recent verdict by the Supreme Court that negates Roe vs. Wade, which has defined the abortion landscape for the last 50 years: I was reading … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, politics | Tagged Abortion, bottom-up, carbon emissions, change, China, choice, Climate Change, constitution, covid, COVID 19, democracy, economic, Economy, EPA, executive, Fertility, Future, GHG, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, guns, judiciary, law, legislation, minority, NYC, rights, Roe v. Wade, Russia, Second Amendment, separation of power, Supreme Court, surveillance, Technology, top-down, Ukraine, vote | 3 Comments

Godwin’s Law and Us

Posted on January 19, 2021 by climatechangefork

This is a follow up to my “Shame” blog about the president-triggered mob attack on the American government in Washington, DC on January 6th. The attack was one part of a series of efforts to void the November 3rd election … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Holocaust, politics | Tagged antisemitic, antisemitism, attack, Auschwitz, charlottesville, communism, concentration camp, constitution, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, demonstration, Economy, fascism, Georgia, Illinois, January 6, Jew, Jewish, liberty, lockdown, MAGA, mask, mob, Nazi, Nazi Trump Pence flag, pandemic, Pritzger, protest, QAnon, riot, rioter, social distance, swastika, Trump, tyranny, US, Washington DC, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Teaching Moment 3: The Electoral College & Whose Vote Counts Most?

Posted on November 24, 2020 by climatechangefork

As of last Friday (November 20th) the election results were as follows: Total vote: Biden – 79.7 million (51%), Trump – 73.7 million (47%). The difference in the popular vote is around 4% or 6 million votes. As for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, law, US | Tagged Arizona, Biden, city, constitution, Democrat, Donald Trump, Election, elector, electoral college, faithless elector, Georgia, Government, Joe Biden, legislature, mandate, mpopulation density, North Carolina, Obama, Pennsylvania, polarization, popular vote, Population Density, president trump, Republican, Romney, rural, suburban, Trump, urban, US, vote, voter, Wisconsin | 3 Comments

Freedom and Liberty

Posted on November 3, 2020 by climatechangefork

Today is election day. We’ll be voting for state and local officials but the race the whole world is watching is the one for US president. People everywhere are calling this the most important election of our lifetime. Of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Election, politics, Trump, US | Tagged America, collective, constitution, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, doctor, Donald Trump, Election, freedom, Future, Health, individual, law, liberty, lockdown, mask, pandemic, religion, rights, safety, Science, Trump, turnout, US, vote, voter, voter turnout | 10 Comments

Midterm Elections 2018: A Victory for the Constitution

Posted on November 13, 2018 by climatechangefork

I posted early last week so I could emphasize the importance of voting to my students before Tuesday’s election. As of today, some states are still counting votes and some are proceeding to recounts because of the narrow margins. The … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, law, politics | Tagged Balance, blue, Brett Kavanaugh, Brooklyn College, census, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Congress, congressperson, constitution, democracy, Democrat, Donald Trump, Election, electoral college, electoral vote, Florida, founding fathers, ginsburg, Government, governor, house, house of representatives, I voted, Indiana, judiciary, Kavanaugh, land, midterm, midterm election, Missouri, nonvoter, North Dakota, NYC, participation, people, politics, popular vote, Population, Race, red, representation, representative, republic, Republican, ruth bader ginsburg, Science, senate, senator, stability, State, Supreme Court, system, Trump, US, US population, vote, voter, voter registration, voter turnout | Leave a comment

America First and American Sovereignty

Posted on June 27, 2017 by climatechangefork

I have cited President Trump’s withdrawal speech a lot in my previous two blogs so I will restrict myself to the directly relevant paragraphs. Below is the part of his speech on American sovereignty: At what point does America get … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability, Trump, UN | Tagged #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, acid rain, Adaptation, America, America First, build a wall, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, comodity, conflict, constitution, developed, developed countries, developing, Developing Countries, DNNer, Donald Trump, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Gary Cohn, GDP, Global, global community, Global Population, global trends, Global Warming, globalization, Goldman Sachs, greenhouse gas, H.R. McMaster, immigration, insecurity, IPCC, migration, Mitigation, national security, North Korea, Obama, ozone layer, Paris 2015, Paris Agreement, Power, Power Plants, scarcity, Science, sea level, Sea-Level Rise, security, shortage, Solar Energy, sovereign, Sovereign State, Sustainability, Technology, Trump, UN, US, wall, Water Scarcity, weather pattern, withdrawal, World Population | 6 Comments

Who is at Fault? Do We Blame the Loser?

Posted on November 22, 2016 by climatechangefork

Samuel Kassow’s book describes the efforts of a group led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum who documented what was happening around them in the Nazi-occupied Warsaw Ghetto. The group aimed to provide an accurate account of the situation to counter the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged 22nd amendment, account, Afghanistan, amendment, blame, Bush, change, Clinton, constitution, Democrat, demographic, Donald Trump, economic, Economy, Education, elect, Election, Emanuel Ringelblum, Future, Gender, general election, H. W. Bush, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, historian, History, Holocaust, Iraq, loser, Obama, political party, politician, politics, Population, Power, president, President Obama, presidential campaign, presidential election, primary, Race, Reagan, Republican, rural, Samuel Kassow, Science, secretary of state, survivor, tactic, Transition, Trump, truth, Unemployment, urban, US, vote, voter, War, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto, winner, World Population | 1 Comment

Election: Clustering

Posted on November 1, 2016 by climatechangefork

By the time this blog goes up, we will be exactly one week from the election. Most of us will be greatly relieved (almost independent of the results) when this presidential campaign is over. This was probably the most disturbing … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged baby boomer, Bill Bishop, California, campaign, census, Class, climate, Clinton, cluster, conservative, constitution, democracy, Democrat, Donald Trump, Education, Election, elector, electoral college, Florida, founding fathers, GDP, geography, gerrymandering, governance, governing, Government, Hamilton, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, hipster, house, housing, Iowa, liberal, Massachussetts, migration, millenial, move, New York, North Dakota, Obama, political, politics, poll, Population, president, Putin, Republican, Russia, Science, segregate, segregation, senate, Sustainability, Tax, Texas, Trump, US, vote, voter, Voting, Wikileaks, World Population | 1 Comment

Election: Battle of the Sexes

Posted on October 25, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week, I posited that: “Donald Trump attempted to downplay or disregard any fallout from his actions, concentrating instead on throwing red meat to keep at least his most dedicated supporters happy.” In this blog I had initially planned to … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 5: Can Psychology Help with a U-Turn?

Posted on April 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

A week from the posting of this blog, primaries will take place in NY State. It is the first time I can remember when the presidential primary will have such a large impact on both the Democratic and the Republican … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: constitution

The Sky as an Inspiration

Teaching Moment 3: The Electoral College & Whose Vote Counts Most?

Freedom and Liberty

Midterm Elections 2018: A Victory for the Constitution

America First and American Sovereignty

Who is at Fault? Do We Blame the Loser?

Election: Clustering

Election: Battle of the Sexes

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