A white Republican college student is studying critical race theory in the University of Mississippi, and defends the subject.

Methane emissions have increased substantially since 2007. Before that, they were declining. Scientists worry that this may due to a positive feedback loop in which rising temperatures are releasing buried methane.

If that's true, we may be in for a catastrophic release of methane and global heating of much more than 2C.

*Beware of this deadly mix: oligarchic economics and racist, nationalist populism.*

The US has not reached the oligarchic stage, but oligarchy implies plutocracy (which already exists in the US).

Plutocracy makes political improvements on the most important issues very hard, and that might explain why people turn to twisted forms of faith that attack various scapegoats (immigrants, Muslims, Jews, blacks, vaccine companies, witches, …).

(satire) *The coming MAGA cultural revolution?*

Biden should appoint a Supreme Court justice with experience representing people with no particular power.