Author: craigshields

To the reader who sent me this, I remind him of a few things associated with Trump: an illegal and senseless war, various forms of criminality including pardons for cash, treason, and corruption, inflation derived from ludicrous economic policies, racism, …

Summarizing Trump Read More »

As a human civilization, we’ve been talking about this subject for a very long time–to no avail. Most people who consider this idea believe the problem is greed.  In fact, Socrates said, “All wars are about money.”

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I’m sure what Voltaire says here is true, but what’s the value in “raising oneself above the ideas of the time.” Right now, human civilization is tottering on the brink of world fascism and environmental collapse.  We need real solutions …

From Voltaire Read More »

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You and I live among tens of millions of people who think that, after the U.S. Marine Corps has successfully protected our nation for 251 years, it will finally be made battle-ready by Pete Hegseth, an alcoholic Fox News personality. …

A Nation of Idiots Read More »

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In an earlier post, I wrote: Well, of course universities are the enemy of the Trump administration, and all other things stupid. A key characteristic of college graduates is that we are unlikely to believe that “socialism is evil,” a …

Universities Are the Enemy–More Read More »

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Well, of course universities are the enemy of the Trump administration, and all other things stupid. College graduates are unlikely to believe that the traitor in the White House is an honest and effective servant of the American people, that …

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When we think of the U.S. population, we generally think of patriots who honor and respect our Founding Fathers, the flag, the Constitution, and rule of law. That’s what makes it so incredibly bizarre that we re-elected this traitor in …

Trump’s Attempt to Overthrow the U.S. Government Read More »

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Congressional Republicans are hoping that the majority of American voters are stupid enough to believe that illegal aliens are somehow being assigned Social Security numbers, making them eligible for benefits. A stronger idea, in my view, would be to a) …

Are Democrats Handing Out Social Security Cards to Illegal Aliens? Read More »

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What happens when an authoritarian figure consolidates power around him and goes on a crime spree of epic proportion? Well, that depends.  There are plenty of examples all around the world of countries where the dictator successfully wipes out every …

Jack Smith — a Man of Honor Read More »

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It depends on what you believe. Fox News will tell you that our southern border is no longer being overrun, that we’ve discovered that vaccinations are unsafe, that we’re standing up against Sharia Law, we’re preventing Iran from building a …

Has Anything Improved in the Last Two Years? Read More »

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