Author: craigshields

I’m not a fan, but I have to agree that he’s among the world’s greatest innovators of all time. It’s a crying shame he’s such a complete asshole.  If that weren’t the case, he’d be among the world’s greatest people of …

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Here’s a news item that is completely typical of today’s Republican party: Chinese ownership of American farmland. There are 880 million acres of farmland in the U.S.  Of that, 3.6% is owned by foreign countries or business interests (mostly Canadian). …

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What disgusts Americans most is that Rubio completely understands that Trump is profoundly demented, both mentally and morally. He’s hoping that the United States remains as ignorant and hateful as it is now for a few more years, so that …

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Authoritarianism. It concerned our Founding Fathers deeply, and they did everything they could to prevent it.  But they never foresaw that America would be hit with the perfect storm of ignorance, corruption, and of course, Donald Trump.

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I’m ready to live in a country with zero hateful morons, but that’s never going to happen. I could move to any of dozens of nations that are less ignorant, but I’m too old and too connected to friends and …

Zero Illegals? Read More »

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At left are the words of pastor John Pavlovitz. He’s completely correct.  Trump supporters all have a profound moral defect — and especially at this point, as this country descends even further into authoritarianism.  

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I don’t think too many Americans would say that Biden was a great president.  In fact, the only thing that made him stand out was that he was not a criminal sociopath whose appeal was exclusively to greedy billionaire pigs …

Was Biden Great? Read More »

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At left are the words of astrophysicist PhD and Queen lead guitarist Brian May. The problem here on Earth isn’t that there are no intelligent, decent, and kind people. It’s that their numbers pale in comparison to the number of …

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Exxon: We’re investing in innovative technologies to reduce carbon emissions while supporting the needs of heavy industry. As a marketing consultant, here’s my advice to Exxon: Keep your money in your pockets.  There is no conceivable investment in public relations …

ExxonMobil Lowering Carbon Emissions? Sure. Read More »

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The most common theory, and I accept it, is that yes, Trump is a terrible person, but so are about one-third of American voters, and that Trump gives them permission to publicly display their characteristics that are just as vile …

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