Regardless of whether we’re crybabies or so many Che Gueveras, they don’t like us too much, and they don’t see any need to be consistent in how they think of us.
Author: craigshields
U.S. Governors Resist Being Dragged “Closer to Authoritarianism”
As many of us are aware, the federal government, especially the president and Attorney General Pam Bondi, are on a high-force campaign to move federal troops into states run by Democrats, despite the express refusal of state leaders to accept …
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We Come Into This World with a Lot of Arbitrary Attributes
The point made here is a good one. And it’s more or less true, depending on where you’re born. Americans are lucky in that we, while we are given a name and taught English, have a great number of options …
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What’s Up with Qatar?
Outside of the fact that it’s corrupt, no one except Trump knows the precise nature of America’s relationship with Qatar. And as the Qataris become the first and only sovereign nation with a military base on U.S. soil, we have …
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The Validity of the Evangelicals
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 …
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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, …
