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Ban the Bomb!

Posted on November 7, 2021 by John Rachel

The first philosophy book I ever read was Bertrand Russell’s Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare. I was 13 years old. It shaped my life. Continue reading →

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A Nation of Relentless Savagery

Posted on January 29, 2017 by johnrachel

We kill efficiently. We kill without remorse. We kill without hesitation. In 2016, the final year in office for our Nobel Peace Prize president, the U.S. dropped 26,171 bombs on seven countries, none of which have attacked America, none of which we are officially at war with. History will judge the U.S. as Martin Luther King, Jr. did in his historic address: “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world …” When you file your return on April 15th, recall that this is where a nice chunk of your tax dollars went last year. Continue reading →

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It’s not easy being infallible . . .

Posted on September 23, 2016 by johnrachel

Do you think it’s easy being infallible? Maybe we should ask President Obama at his next news conference. Continue reading →

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We’ll just have to agree to agree.

Posted on April 13, 2015 by johnrachel

Agree to disagree? I have a better idea! How about if we agree to agree? Go from there. Continue reading →

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Obama’s Neocons and Other Hawkish Lunatics

Posted on March 24, 2015 by johnrachel

Obama’s foreign policy is a box of chocolates, except you always know what you’re going to get __ more war, more bombing, more drone assassinations, more illegal regime change, more chaos and destruction. It’s the company he keeps. He is surrounded by bloodthirsty, arguably mad, imperialist warmongers, megalomaniacs who see themselves as saviors of the Universe, chosen by destiny and blessed with infallibility. Were any of them to undergo sound and objective psychological testing, they would immediately be committed to maximum-security institutions for the criminally insane. Continue reading →

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Conscious . . . Conscience . . .

Posted on September 16, 2014 by johnrachel

Question of the day: How do we deal with people who are fully conscious, basically stable and mentally sound, have a conscience, but who ignore what that conscience is saying to them? Continue reading →

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Sweet Nothings In The Digital Age

Posted on June 7, 2011 by johnrachel

Now instead of carving our initials in a tree trunk, we snap a photo with our smart phones of a boner in briefs or a t-shirt raised for a nice tit shot, then send that sucker out on the digital highway! Continue reading →

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Global Warming Solved!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by johnrachel

Scientists have concluded that a modest nuclear war would most likely reverse the threat of global warming. What are we waiting for? Continue reading →

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