Marc Jampole: Drones dehumanize the enemy and make it easier to go to war
It’s so easy to kill an animated figure on a screen in a video game. And then another, and then another, each of them so realistic in their detail that … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Surveys show Americans succumbing to lies of the gun lobby
A new Pew Research Center survey shows that more Americans now believe that protecting gun rights is more important than controlling gun ownership, and a 2014 Gallup poll says that … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: New Kansas law picks the pockets of the poor
New Kansas law picks the pockets of the poor while humiliating them in the process. When Republicans support or pass a law to address a non-problem, they usually have an … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Hillary will win in November unless…
Hillary will win in November unless Americans want to end Social Security, Medicare & aid to public schools Now the media attacks on Hillary will begin in earnest, if for … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: In Indiana religious wars, money talks
We learn same old lesson from Indiana law that claims to protect religious rights: Money talks. When did the fight about religious liberty change from protecting the right to practice … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: House budget funds war and cuts everything else
Snip, snip, snip. They’re cutting down the nets. I’m not talking about overjoyed college basketball players standing on ladders to cut down the basket nets to the cheers of rabid … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Global-warming deniers are like those who defended slavery in the 19th century
On close inspection, the political and economic dynamics involving man-made global warming over the past 40 years resemble those of slavery in the United States from about 1790 until the … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The Insane Danger of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
We need to initiate a massive campaign to make LAWS against the law. Does your spell check program ever frustrate you when it changes the grammatically correct “the person who” … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: President Obama’s new tax proposal
What took Obama so long to address our unfair tax system? And why is his plan so complicated? Barack Obama started with majorities in both the House and Senate. Six … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Warrior Cops
Warrior cops continue to destroy civil liberties and the lives of innocent people. I’ve been suffering a slight case of cognitive dissonance lately, a disorientation that stems from residing in … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Gun Control Leads to a Civil Society
Those opposed to greater gun control don’t realize giving up rights is what civilization is all about “We give up our rights one piece at a time,” a West Virginia … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Anti-Semitism or Anti-War?
Let’s distinguish between sentiment against the actions of the Israeli government and pure anti-Semitism The current wave of anti-Semitism in Western Europe is much more complicated than traditional European hatred … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Should Progressives Support Hillary Clinton?
Hillary Clinton’s stand on issues makes her a centrist looking left Hillary Clinton has herself to blame at least in part for the news media covering extraneous issues in the … Continue reading →