Richard Rohr sounds like a good, intelligent guy to me. But of his statement at left: bullcrap. The evangelicals have been noted for their hypocrisy long before Trump was born, and will be taking absurd positions on political life as …
Author: craigshields
Is Germany Celebrating Halloween?
BOOOOOO. Sounds great for Halloween! The lights come up for a moment — then down — and then it’s totally dark! Spooky, albeit a bit dangerous for pedestrians. Hugely expensive though, probably 500 – 1000 times conventional approaches. Actually, it’s …
Portland (PDX) Is One of the Most Peace-Loving Cities in America — Terrible Choice for Trump Troop Invasion
Good one! It would be hard to pick a less belligerent city in America than Portland.
ICE-related Deaths
As I’ve written elsewhere, I find it amazing that there haven’t been hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths associated with ICE raids on private property. I live in a rural region of California, in which virtually everyone owns a gun. …
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Which Way, USA?
I’m not a subscriber to the Washington Post, so I don’t have access to this article, though I love the thought presented in the title, and I have to say that I’d be interested in any intellectually serious argument to …
This IS the Story
We do seem to be dancing around this, don’t we? If you tune into even the left-of-center cable shows like MSNBC and CNN, you won’t find a single mention of the only thing that really matters in the United States, …
Americans Hate European Socialism
Good point here. We regard the German people of the early 20th Century as willfully ignorant. That’s certainly not good, but it’s far better that today’s Trump supporters, who openly welcome authoritarianism, as it gets them what they want: white …
Be Ready when Trump “Overplays His Hand”
Here’s an excellent article that explains, from the perspective of a foreign journalist who’s covered the slide into autocracy of nations like Turkey and Hungary, why the U.S. and its people need to remain hopeful that Trump can be prevented …
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The Outlook for Informal Meat-Based Restaurants
When my son was younger, he was considering investing in a franchise, and I told him I’d help him determine if this was a sound idea. Although this concept has been dead in his mind for many years, every time …
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Understanding “Sanctuary Cities”
I hope at least some Republican voters will look up “sanctuary city.” My Fox News-loving mom was convinced that an illegal alien could commit a violent crime like rape, robbery, or murder in a sanctuary city and the police couldn’t …
