Editorials from Theslowlane
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Environmentalists need to help us reduce demand for fossil fuels. Just restricting supply can raise fuel prices and just lead to right wing populism.

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I've heard of supply side economics as well as demand side economics. I got to thinking, is there supply and demand side environmentalis...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

The law of unintended consequences and populism.

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Looks like the current regime of Trump, voted in by populist and tax cut sentiment, continues to benefit the wealthy. This Christmas shoppin...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Among Democrats, far left is only electable in certain regions. Moderates in other regions. They need to work together to have a majority.

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Unfortunately, I doubt the majority of people, in this country, would support candidates considered to the far left. The left has traction i...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Ethiopia can forge ahead with electric cars. Without much worry about Chinese electric car imports harming a domestic auto industry.

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Since 2024, Ethiopia, a third world country in Africa, has banned import of gas and diesel burning cars in favor of electric cars. Lots of e...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

Standing by US supporters in adversarial nations does have its risks though it may still be the right thing to do.

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In the news, I read that the suspect who shot at National Guard troops in Washington DC was from Afghanistan. Someone who had been involved ...

In another universe, Bellingham's central waterfront could have gotten a boost from WWU's housing needs.

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Hindsight is better than foresight. I got to thinking maybe they should have built more housing for WWU students in the central waterfront d...

Popular opinion still might matter, especially when it's more than just a razer thin margin.

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I think Trump is more of a populist than a true Republican conservative. In his past, he was even a Democrat for a while. Recently he has co...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Are we living within our means on this limited planet given the technologies we are using.

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An important question is, "are we living within our means on this limited planet given the technologies we are using." If we want...

Poster I saved from trash now historic memory for WWU.

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A replica of a poster I saved from my college days is now framed on the wall of a student lounge at WWU. Its in the corner of a small loung...

Drilling off Florida Gulf Coast.

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The vote in Florida went for Trump in 2024. Now he's paying them back by opening up oil drilling off the Florida Gulf coast though even ...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Olympic pipeline leak could effect SeaTac travel and other fossil fuel dependent things in Pacific Northwest.

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Olympic Pipeline, which fuels much of the Pacific Northwest has been shut down temporarily due to a leak discovered near Everett. This affec...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Population size is an elephant in the COP30 room. Maybe a reason why India is reluctant to update its goals, though it's doing a lot to transition to cleaner energy.

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On radio, I heard that India is refusing to update its goals for limiting carbon emissions. It's delegation responds by saying that Indi...

About Epstein Files, Trump's previous attempts to coverup the files might be worse than the alleged crimes. Remember Nixon and Watergate.

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It was said about President Nixon, during the Watergate Scandal, and even President Clinton as the US House was voting on impeachment procee...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Seattle's new mayor elect Katie Wilson lives a car free lifestyle. Very good. Also my thinking on the economics that may not favor government run grocery stores.

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Seattle's mayor elect Katie Wilson is said to not own a car as she uses public transit and bicycling for transportation. That sounds lik...

Vaccine research in mRNA vaccines offers potential for treatment of cancer, but anti mRNA sentiment in USA may impede progress.

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New research has found an unanticipated result of these vaccines: Cancer treatments are more effective for some vaccinated patients, and man...
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Going to war for the Christians while starving the people.

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A recent editorial in New York Times discusses Trump's possible plan to use military force in Nigeria for protecting Christians from att...

Some aspects of US economic expectations are unsustainable. Cost of living hard to solve. Now Republican incumbents will face voter disappointment.

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Making life more affordable for the majority of Americans is a difficult task. With Republicans in power at the national level, they are lik...
Friday, November 14, 2025

One benefit of reopening the government is progress moving forward toward more transparency about the Epstein files.

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Now that the government has reopened and Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in, more of the information about possible co...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Instead of bombing from the air couldn't there be ways to detain suspected drug dealing boats in the Caribbean Sea?

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With so much money that the US spends on it's military, one would think they could have enough ships and boats to create blockades aroun...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Lower birthrates no problem for talent supply. There's still an oversupply of talented folks seeking immigration to the better countries.

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Some people worry that declining birthrates means not enough young people to fill jobs, grow the economy and pay for people's retirement...
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Was the shutdown a good tactic for the Democrats?

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Until the Democrats gain a majority in at least one house of Congress, there isn't much they can do; except make noise or "good tro...
Monday, November 10, 2025

Be willing to accept the tradeoffs that taxing the wealthy brings down to the middle class consumer.

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Raising taxes on wealthy people is often a good idea, but lots of people fear that it will slow the economy. To be totally honest, it can sl...

Now that government reopens, Republicans will still have to face voter angst over rising insurance premiums.

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Allowing the government shutdown to end is probably a good strategy for the Democrats though some feel the Democrats have capitulated. If th...
Saturday, November 08, 2025

Hope the momentum for Democrats continues into the 2026 midterm elections. Public opinion can be fickle.

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Democratic victories across the country, in this last election, are said to be propelled by concern over the rising cost of living. Deep str...

The Supreme Court is giving the president too much power.

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The Supreme Court seems to be allowing Trump to do whatever he wants by executive order. Lower courts try to block his orders, but the court...
Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Glad to see the Democrats gained ground in many parts of the country during yesterdays election.

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It's better than things eroding toward a one party system. I see the Democrats as protecting democracy.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Has the left lost, or can there be a new beginning for the left? Still thinking about consequences from 2024 election almost a year ago.

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It seems like much of the traditional left has lost the political debate, but the future isn't necessarily all right wing as things do k...

A consequence of cutting red tape and not wanting public input to get in the way of the bulldozers.

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I'm more worried about the gerrymandering in various states to rig the 2026 election toward the Republicans than I am about the destruct...

Pinning the blame for who? The shutdown, the debt and the cutbacks. Wishing for the spirit of Simpson Bowles Act.

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It seems like the only leverage that the Democrats have, or at least think they have, in the national government is to shut down the governm...

A more accurate yardstick for measuring the distance to stars in our galaxy.

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Launched by European Space Agency, the GAIA spacecraft used triangulation, like a surveyor's scope, to measure the distance to stars; a ...
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