What a shock. Republicans control everything and Americans have lost confidence in government. How is that possible? More to the point, more people every day are having a horrible realization: the U.S. president is deranged.
Author: craigshields
Americans Have No Faith in Their Government
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“No Trump”
Senior Energy Analyst Robert Rapier writes: Starting tomorrow—November 1st—I’m declaring it “No Trump November” on my Facebook page. I need a break from the daily circus, so I don’t plan to mention him at all during the month. I’m cutting …
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The Government’s Role in Our Lives
Many of us have been interested in this subject since we were young: What actually is the proper role of government in our lives? What Brandon Bradford says here is interesting, but very few Americans, even progressives, would agree with …
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What Some Amazing People Have Done with Their Wealth
When one gets to arguing about the greatest baseball players of all time, or, in this case, the greatest rock guitarist, people’s blood gets to roiling. I’m willing to take that risk, and so here’s my assertion: it’s a three-way …
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Undersea Cabling
Many of us boomers grew up in the 1960s and can remember to our astonishment that the reason we could pick up our phone and call someone in Paris was the transAtlantic cable. Speaking for myself, it blew my mind …
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Horrendous Attack on Free Seech
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich writes: … a new presidential directive called NSPM-7 … may be the most sweeping attack on the First Amendment that I’ve seen in my 60 years in politics. NSPM-7, which stands for the National Security …
Treating Human Beings with Dignity
Few Americans respect the memory of Che Guevara, and the further they are to the right, the more that’s true. Still, I believe (or at least hope) that most of us would agree with what he said at left. It’s …
Malaysia’s Path to Clean Energy
What Malaysia is doing with respect to renewable energy (see left) is a reminder of two things: 1) This planet will eventually achieve a sustainable approach to energy and transportation. The only open question is how much damage we will …
Brilliant Cartoonist Gahan Wilson Should Be Remembered Forever
At left is a piece by the late Gahan Wilson, whose work, which he produced for more than half a century, could be called morbidly funny. I actually don’t think there will come a day when the world suddenly realizes …
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Why Aren’t Americans Happier?
I get that this fellow is a conservative and has all manner of charming little platitudes to articulate his political point of view. Look, sir. The majority of Americans simply want to live like the citizens of the happiest countries …
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