Author: craigshields

With everything we’re reading about the impeachment trial, there doesn’t seem to be a resolution on the fact that top Republicans have sworn to be both impartial and not impartial, i.e., totally committed to acquitting the defendant before the trial …

Trump Impeachment Trial: Well, THIS Is Awkward Read More »

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Germany continues to impress the world with its bold adventures into sustainable energy and transportation.  Their decision to get rid of both coal and nuclear means lots of natural gas, and a huge commitment to renewable energy, which, given the …

Clean Energy in Germany: They Never Fail To Impress Read More »

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When Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency was determined to roll back regulations that would keep America’s waterways free of toxic industrial pollution, they faced a dilemma.  Could they get away with simply lifting a ban on known poisons?  Sure, Trump supporters …

There’s More Than One Way To Pollute America’s Water Read More »

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For the last few years, American public school children had been the beneficiaries of Michelle Obama’s effort to include more fruits and vegetables in the lunch menus, replacing things like pizza, hamburgers and french fries.  Predictably, that came to a …

For America’s School Children, Fat, Sugar, and Salt Replace Fruits and Vegetables Read More »

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Given that 2019 was the second-hottest year since temperature records were first taken in 1880, we have the fact that each of the past six years were among the six hottest out of 140.  Of course, we still have people …

Each of the Past Six Years Were Among the Six Hottest in Recorded History–But What Does That Mean? Read More »

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Sure wish I had a dollar for every time my wife has expressed these precise words.  It’s a thought that she and Barbara Bush share with the majority of American women, not to mention the vast majority of women around …

Yes, Some Women Proudly Voted for Trump Read More »

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Take a moment and look in this guy’s eyes.  Not exactly what one would call kind-looking, are they?  Meet 27-year-old Patrik Jordan Matthews, active member of global neo-Nazi terrorist group The Base, arrested on various charges associated with automatic weaponry …

The Eyes of Hate Read More »

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Many Americans report feeling like they’re on a merry-go-round, today wondering how something so odd and terrible could be possible, tomorrow learning why, but the following day scratching their heads again.

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The efforts to which the Trump administration has gone to rip apart public education are disgusting, obviously aimed at manufacturing a new generation whose vast ignorance supersedes even that of our present population.

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The sheer volume of brazen felonies committed by Trump’s closest associates boggles the mind.  The only thing more astounding is that tens of million of Americans still support this crime family, most of whom, at the same time, considering themselves …

A Crime Family Like Nothing History Has Ever Known Read More »

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