One of the most important externalities of the consumption of fossil fuels is the cost of war. By that, we mean a combination of the hard costs of operating (by far) the world’s largest military, but also the horrific loss …
Author: craigshields
Rabid Consumerism
There have been many attempts to inform our society that consumerism is a choice, but so is a more minimalist lifestyle. “The Story of Stuff,” founded by environmentalist Annie Leonard, is perhaps the best example. I once met Annie at …
“President Trump Has United the World”
What is most amazing about this entire deal with Trump is that there seems to be no limit to the pure idiocy of what his base will accept as fact.
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Removing Trump
Heads of states have nearly complete power over their country’s citizens, which means that an unscrupulous leader can be extremely difficult to expel. A couple of hundred years ago, an armed uprising may have been possible, but certainly not in …
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What Has Happened in the United States Recently
Here’s a good reminder of how the United States is regarded today. No, it’s not like it was just a few years ago when we were a land of laws, and we had allies all around the world that admired …
Making the Existing Model Obsolete
We’ve all read what the great 20th Century American engineer “Bucky” Fuller said here at least a hundred times, but maybe it’s time to explore its truths and its limits. If we want to replace landline telephony with cell phones, …
The United States Is Going to “Run” Venezuela
Pete Buttigieg, always on point, brings clarity to the matter. At home, we have tax cuts for billionaires while children starve, stagnant wages for the working class, homeless veterans, the National Guard in our streets in an effort to solve …
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The United States Descends into Darkness
As the author of the words at left suggests, the Founding Fathers probably did give us too much credit. But to be fair, they couldn’t have possibly imagined that the descendants of their countrymen would have, 250 years later, devolved …
Wise Words from a Woman of Intelligence and Compassion
The words at left come from an old college friend who had a stratospheric career in law, especially as it applies to the workplace, and went onto to teach, coach, mentor, and author books on the subject.
Invading Venezuela Is Not Making America Great
America at this point is on the same moral footing as Russia in its illegal invasion of Ukraine. With its long history of democracy and rule of law, it could have been argued that the Unites States was a great …
