It is one week after election day. The obvious reality to anyone not in the cult is that the race is over and the results show Donald John Trump was defeated. But Trump hasn’t conceded and now he is trying to snag a win with a Hail Mary. He thinks he can get enough traction …
Author Archives: JackTReason
We Aren’t Rushing
I hear some people are still thinking that we are rushing to conclude that the election is decided.That Democrats are pushing our national acceptance of a Biden victory before the results are certain. This isn’t true.Of course there are still votes to count, but not enough to change the outcome.Of course there will be at …
Tomorrow We Vote
Tomorrow we vote. This is how we decide who will lead us. We vote. And then we count the vote and we go forward with (most) people hoping that whoever wins does a good job. And we keep working to find the best way forward for us all.There was always disagreement, and there was always …
Turn Away From Trump
To some of you good folks who are still planning to vote for Trump. We all know that some of his supporters are vile people, so know that I am not speaking to them. I understand the appeal four years ago. Trump was brash and independent. He was going to shake things up and upend …
I Voted
I have always enjoyed going to the polls on election day. For all the study I’ve done about what people went through so that I may cast a vote and share in the democratic process, I consider voting a sacred honor. Going back multiple great-grandfathers, voting has been a tradition since the founding of the …
Losers And Suckers
I enlisted in the U.S. Navy when I was 13 years old. Or at least I tried to. I was a bit large for my age and faked my birth certificate to say I was 18. It didn’t work, as my mother stepped in when the recruiter showed up to take me to AFEES (Armed …
Mount Rushmore And Forward
I didn’t listen to Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech, as I have had enough of him. But what is being reported is not a surprise to me. The surprise would be words of unity and cooperation. He continues to play the same card as in 2016. Blame the left with overt language, and those of brown …
Black Lives Matter
A couple of years ago, and in the aftermath of a different murder of a black man by police under the color or law, I was asked by an African American co-worker about Black Lives Matter. Actually, the way he phrased the question was: “Do you think black lives matter or all lives matter?” This …
Critical Thinking
Here we are again talking about critical thinking. I would love for this to be a course taught at primary school, junior high, high school, and then tested before college or university admissions. Maybe then it would be widespread enough to do some good. The latest is regarding the current pandemic (coronavirus, covid-19, or more …
Skepticism In Brief
I have found a gross misunderstanding of what skepticism is amongst the conspiracy minded. All too often they equate skeptical thought with resistance to learning. They constantly say or imply that I do not have an open mind.This couldn’t be further from the truth.Skepticism is not denial of evidence. It is the withholding of belief …