This country has real problems–ones that actually exist. Here, I mean things like poverty, child hunger, environmental collapse, lousy education, and the absence of affordable healthcare. I tend to vote for the party that is at least attempting to deal …
Author: craigshields
Homophobia
The United States has transformed itself in a land of hatred, whether that means blacks, Muslims, immigrants, or gays. Whether or not we should be talking about homosexuality in our schools is a controversial matter, but could it be any …
Assessing Trump’s Sanity
If you still think that Trump is sane and an honest servant of the American people, even after all this, you have something profoundly wrong with you.
Understanding Climate Science
When I was a young boy, my maternal grandfather have me a great number of pieces of solid advice that I’ve carried with me through life. One that I’ll never forget, though it was clearly not an original thought on …
Disinformation: The Currency of the Trump Administration
As we’re all aware, humankind carries around a cognitive bias in the form of seeking out information that confirms what we already believe, and the author of the meme at left has created a textbook example. Each line conveys a …
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What Are the Limits to Presidential Power, if They Exist at All?
Haven’t we all wondered about this? Obviously, there are limits to presidential power as set forth in the U.S. Constitution, which Trump is exceeding almost every day. But can he rename the U.S. Capitol the “Donald J. Trump Capitol Building?” …
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How Much Does America Mean to Trump?
What his remaining supporters don’t (or refuse to) understand about Trump is that items like “250 years of democracy” don’t mean a goddamn thing to him. He’d have sold his mother to the devil for another five minutes of power. …
American Poorer and Less Safe
Without a doubt, Americans’ financial and physical security is important. But what about our moral wellbeing? We’re a pariah nation, led by a criminal sociopath.
CO2 Levels and Climate Change
To answer the question posed here from a reader: I do. I have a degree in physics. Before that, I graduated from high school. Obviously, there are scientifically illiterate people all around the country who know less about the atmosphere …
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Why Is the U.S. So Roundly Detested Internationally?
Not one of the other world leaders, even the very worst human beings on Earth, like those in charge of Russia, China, Turkey, Hungary, North Korea and the rest, would make a statement like this. Is it any wonder why …
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