Author: craigshields

At left are the words of former Republican U.S. representative Joe Walsh who makes the point that the character of the U.S. president is an important aspect of his qualifications to serve in that office. How cute!  It’s illustrative of …

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At this point in U.S. history, it’s appropriate to pose the question once again: Couldn’t the Founding Fathers have done a better job to ensure we never found ourselves in this position? It all comes down to this: There are …

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From a recent Reuters/Ipsos survey:   A supermajority of Americans don’t approve of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” according to the results of a new poll. Around 70% of respondents to the latest opposed the move, with …

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As shown here, a Fox News poll shows that most Americans oppose what Trump and Musk are doing. If you add in things like the annexation of Greenland and Canada, the numbers look even worse.  A recent survey shows that …

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Almost all Americans respect and admire Canada and the generally kind, intelligent, and respectful people who make their homes there.  Accordingly, we are appalled at our country’s decision to attack one of our oldest and finest friends. In addition, as …

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Why has the U.S. fallen to its lowest happiness ranking ever?  Well, most Americans harbor at least one, often many, deep concerns about their country’s ongoing capacity to support a strong quality of life. Some of us are worried about …

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Answer to the question posed at left: A plurality of American voters elected a man with terrible values, and now our nation is realizing that the toothpaste can’t go back into the tube. Worse, while the president’s power is theoretically …

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My wife and I have friends in Oklahoma. Interestingly, they’re progressives, and they’re well aware of how rare they are. Wisely, they keep their political views to themselves.

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On an almost daily basis, readers send me news articles like the one at left that raise the question: why are Trump supporters so much more likely than progressives to be involved in criminal activities, and, as an example, sex …

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There is no question that the world needs a bumper crop of peace-makers, rather than a few more billionaires demanding tax cuts at the expense of the common man.  But how could this possibly come about? In particular, who are …

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