Author: craigshields

Trump flip-flops?  Who cares?  Anyone who believes a single word coming out of his mouth is an idiot.

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Seeing Steve Bannon go to prison for raising millions of dollars from the MAGA imbeciles to “Build That Wall!” and then putting that money into his pocket would break no one’s heart. If anyone but a huge Trump donor did …

Locking Up Steve Bannon Read More »

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When I was in college in the 1970s, I knew a guy, the son of an extremely wealthy family in Vermont, who was furious that the white race in the United States was being polluted by interracial marriage.  “Soon,” he …

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There is no doubt that “sustainability” should be a core lesson in schools.  But let’s put a little bit of thought behind the definition of “sustainability.”  My favorite:  The capacity for our society to satisfy its own need without destroying …

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Barbra Streisand writes: Trump is too old, too unhinged, and too unstable for the most demanding job in the world. I’d put it differently: Trump is completely stable, in some deranged condition that causes him to commit acts of extreme …

Trump Unstable? Read More »

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We all wonder how history will regard Donald Trump after he’s gone. To me the photo at left summarizes it nicely.  It captures Trump at left and a man at right who has collapsed during a meeting in the Oval …

How Trump Will Be Remembered Read More »

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I know there are tens of millions of Americans who are thrilled about mass deportation, but, if you’re one of them, here’s a question for you: Has this improved your life in any way at all? Are you wealthier or …

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Was there a specific thing, e.g., bulldozing the East Wing of the White House, that turned massive numbers of Trump supporters against the conman-in-chief? It’s impossible to say, but his base of hateful morons do seem to be a bit …

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At this point, it appears that the American nightmare of extreme rightwing politics may have run its course, in a way not to dissimilar to what happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.  The insanity simply vanished, and no one knew …

Unstoppable? Read More »

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There are a few reasons to back off of our country’s investment in renewable energy: You, as an elected official, got elected and stay in office from the corrupt donations of the fossil fuel industry. You’re indifferent to America’s competitiveness …

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