Liberally Speaking
To harmonize their ideals, which should liberals do: be against abortion or be for torture? ...
About: Kurt Williamsen
Posts by Kurt Williamsen
Can You Be Kind, Caring, & Liberal?
Conventional wisdom says that people become liberals because they care about the poor, while conservatives care about money, but liberalism runs contrary to liberals’ beliefs. ...
N.Y. Times’ Support for “Trump” Assassination Play Is “Nastily Provocative”
The New York Times stated Monday, June 12 that it would continue as a sponsor of New York Public Theater’s production of Julius Caesar though the play was changed...
Why Ask Why in U.S. Attack on Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken what some are calling bold action in launching 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian air base in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack...
Healthcare: Which Fix Should We Follow?
A great healthcare debate is taking place in the United States over whether the country should fix its healthcare system by simply tweaking ObamaCare, as seems to be the...
ObamaCare Unraveled
The Affordable Care Act — ObamaCare — has supporters because it offers subsidies and increased access to Medicaid, but there are good reasons why even most Democrats vilify it....
Government-run Healthcare
Many Americans wish the United States had a government-run healthcare system similar to England’s. But we already have two of them: the VA and the Indian Health Service. ...
Does Single-payer Signal a Solution?
Single-payer healthcare — such as Canada has — is sold with promises of low costs, abundant care, and high quality. But do the claims stack up to scrutiny? ...
Free Market Healthcare Reform
With health insurance companies being the bane of Americans, it seems silly to suggest that the private sector play a role in fixing the healthcare system, but it must...
Selective Outrage Over Trump’s Affront
Donald Trump has been taking a lashing for supposedly implying, however vaguely, that if Hillary Clinton won the presidency, maybe gun owners could stop her from nominating anti-Second Amendment...
Do Multiple Universes Explain Away the Evidence of God?
Many scientists try to rationalize the stupendously unlikely coincidences that allow life to develop in our universe by claiming that many universes exist. But are the claims credible? ...
What Science Says About the Existence of God
It is often stated not only that religion and science are not compatible, but that science disproves God’s existence. We explain what science does show. ...
How to Protect Our Environment
Concerned about the spotted owl and sage grouse or the purity and availability of water, woods, and open spaces? We tell why present “protections” aren’t working, and what will....
So I’m Told Trade Deficits Are Good
Many economists claim not only that huge U.S. trade deficits are good things for America, but that they can prove it logically. Well, they are somewhat correct. ...
Discrimination and Fairness in Arizona
Now that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed her state’s Religious Freedom Restoration bill, which would have allowed religious business owners who find homosexual “marriage” to be morally repugnant...