I would say it happened when Donald Trump entered the political scene in 2015 and wasn’t immediately laughed off the stage. I remember calling my mother in disbelief and asking her if there wasn’t an unwritten rule that a successful …
Author: craigshields
Voter ID–A Thorny Issue
Although I completely agree with the fellow at left, I have to admit that the Republicans’ push to make ID required at the polls is going to be compelling to all Trump supporters who have been lied to, and are …
About One-Third of American Voters Absolutely Adore War Criminals
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in Russian military leadership and personnel facing accusations of killing civilians, destroying infrastructure, and committing torture. Then there are the atrocities in Gaza and Darfur. All of these war crimes are punishable by life …
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Tagged with: atrocities in Gaza and Darfur, our president is a war criminal, Putin's Invasion of Ukraine, The vast majority of Americans are sickened that the president of their country has led us to this point, Trump criminal prosecution, Trump one of the most vile people in human history, war crime committing torture, war crime destroying infrastructure, war crime killing civilians, war crimes are punishable by life prison sentences
American Anti-Intellectualism
What Katie Couric says here is undeniably true. There is a palpable resentment of educated people who understand science, and push for all the tenets of the U.S. Constitution: due process, the balance of powers, the states’ rights to regulate …
What Concerns U.S. Voters
From what we see at left, are we to infer that voters are OK with the fact that Trump is turning this country into a lawless, authoritarian state? FWIW, I don’t believe that.
As a Christian, Are You into the Biblical Jesus or the Republican Jesus?
Most of the full-on Christians I know are politically conservative, though I doubt a single one takes it to the extreme shown at left.
Assessing Leavitt’s and Rubio’s Performance
Considering that their only real job is protecting and defending Trump, I’d given them high marks. If you have a broader set of criteria, e.g., protecting and defending the Constitution, they’re both abominable.
Assault Rifles in America
The answer to the question becomes obvious when one considers what we’ve become as a country, which, in a couple of words, is hateful and ignorant. How much intelligence do you expect from a population that re-elected a convicted felon …
Why No High-Speed Rail in America
This country has a great deal of woes, and our lack of modern railroads is somewhere among them. Having said that, I think we need to resign ourselves to the fact that this will never get fixed. The financial (and …
Tagged with: Communist countries, Establishing high-speed rail, re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, The cost of all the easements that would be required is astronomical, The financial (and thus political) strength of the airline industry is too massive, the United States is in the process of becoming an authoritarian regime
Understanding Sanctuary Cities
Shortly before my mother passed away, she and I were talking about sanctuary cities. She had lived the last decade or so of her life on a steady diet of Fox News, and so when I asked her to tell …
