Flicking on the TV a minute or so before “Jeopardy,” I came across an ad for a home air filter called “The Barnacle.” Having spent essentially my entire adult life dedicated to the task of making the world fall in …
Author: craigshields
Will Rich People Flee from NYC?
Of course. Stuff like this happens all the time. The landslide election of a liberal mayor in America’s biggest city, with the country’s most sophisticated people, is bound to cause a calamity. New York City is the nation’s #1 economy, …
Tagged with: Will Rich People Flee from NYC?
Turning America into a War Zone
As part of our modern lives, most Americans have been able to visit our nation’s major cities. We’ve been to places like Chicago, Los Angeles, and even much smaller Portland, Oregon–urban areas that the Trump administration has targeted with federal …
Tagged with: Turning America into a War Zone
Is There Any Value in Education? Some Viewpoints on the Subject May Surprise You
All literate English-speaking people have a great deal of respect for Isaac Asimov, but it’s hard to understand his and so many others’ disdain for education as it is delivered in our schools. And some have been so much more …
Is There Any Value in Education? Some Viewpoints on the Subject May Surprise You Read More »
Can the U.S. Grid Handle EVs?
Here’s a video in which the presenter busts the myth that the U.S. grid can’t handle the mass proliferation of electric vehicles. He explains this in terms of the growth of data centers and the money to be made of …
Tagged with: Can the U.S. Grid Handle EVs?
Stoic Philosophy
For people wishing to understand stoicism, here’s the core tenet from ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus.
Tagged with: Stoic Philosophy
Is Trump on His Way Out?
Re: the cartoon here, a reader notes: The tide is slowly starting to turn against Trump. But I’m not holding my breath. It can spring back any minute. Trying to imagine a mechanism by which this “springing back” can happen, …
Tagged with: Is Trump on His Way Out
Teaching Patriotism? Really?
I’m happy to report that during my K-12 years (1960 – 1973), I never heard a teacher mention anything that could be construed as “patriotic.” For example, we learned U.S. history, but it was not twisted to imply that the …
Tagged with: Teaching Patriotism
Until Recently, Dividing the Nation Worked Very Well for Trump
The irony here is that all Trump wanted was absolute power. Dividing the nation between educated/kind people and hateful morons was just a means to that end. And, until recently, it appeared to be working. Then came the shutting of …
Until Recently, Dividing the Nation Worked Very Well for Trump Read More »
Tagged with: Dividing the Nation Worked Very Well for Trump
Science and Religion
When we look back at the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, the dichotomy of science and religion actually made sense. The content of the Book of Genesis actually is in conflict with the theory of evolution. As shown at left, …
Tagged with: Science and Religion
