Author: Jack Hassard

Guns and Mass Shootings

Most Americans believe that every person has the right to own arms, from a pistol to an AR-15 style rifle. Indeed, we lead the world in not only the number of guns per person, but the number of people who die from fire arms. Guns are entrenched in our society. A colossal evil that continues to grow with virtually no limits. And why? Because of the way that the Second Amendment is interpreted.

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Uncovering the Origin of COVID-19

The origin of COVID-19 has been a fundamental question: Was it from nature or a lab? In this post, I’ll be able to shed light on this question. A few days ago, Florence Debarre, a French evolutionary biologist, identified previously undisclosed genetic data from the Wuhan Seafood Market. Her discovery was shared immediately with Kristen Andersen, an evolutionary biologist at Scripps Research, who co-published one of the first research papers on the origin of COVID-19 in 2020. Together they believe these new findings support a natural source of the virus rather than from a lab.

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What do Science Deniers have in Common ?

A lot of people deny science. Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Green are leading denialists. So what commonalities do science deniers share? You can find out in this post.

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Nuclear Weapons Must Go

Nuclear Weapons must go. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has created a situation which puts humanity at risk of nuclear war. I read in today’s Truthout an article by Ivana Nikoli? Hughes in which she said that the Ukraine War has resurfaced conversations about nuclear weapons. Then she said, “but are we having the right conversations?

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Moon, Venus & Jupiter over Marietta

Last night was a good time to view not only the moon, but Jupiter and Venus. Here are few photos showing what I saw last night. We live on the edge of a wetlands which is home to Mud Creek. From my backyard looking across the wetlands, here is a picture of the moon peeking through the trees. The other photo shows Jupiter and Venus in the sky looking west.

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