Author: craigshields

The Founding Fathers are revered by patriotic Americans because they did everything they possibly could to avoid what is happening now, 200 years after Madison. If one had to choose a single reason for the demise of the balance of …

How Badly We’ve Lost Our Way Read More »

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The purpose is causing non-whites to suffer, thus pandering to hateful, ignorant people.

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Interesting discussion at left. Keep in mind that Charlie Kirk’s audience almost exclusively consists of poorly educated MAGA racists; they generally don’t come across thoughtful stuff from people like Alex Cole.

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There is a lot to look forward to about next year, 2026.  One is the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of Aptera, founded in 2006, the company that promised investors that it would build and sell the …

Two Decades Later, Aptera Still Wants Your Investment Dollars Read More »

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There are two schools of thought here.  America will be a stronger country if: 1) Kids are taught the truth about our nation’s history, learn to think for themselves, and come to their own conclusions about what we’ve done  both …

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It appears that approximately 10% of the working poor who are slated to lose their healthcare coverage via the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” are from Louisiana. This deep-red southern state has a dearth of billionaires, but it has a bumper …

Republicans Take Incredible Care of Their Billionaire Donors. But the Love Stops There Read More »

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First of all, the proposal shown at left won’t happen. More to the point, what a tragedy it is that the world is being subjected to this, 10 years after the agreement with Iran was finalized in Vienna among the …

Trump Wants a Nobel Peace Prize: Here Are a Few Suggestions Read More »

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To the reader who sent this to me for comment: 1) Re: President Biden locking down the country, from an AI Summary: Biden’s administration implemented a comprehensive strategy for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic that focused on vaccination, testing, masking, …

Do Democrats Simply Want Their Own Kings? Read More »

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Here are a couple of comments on the story at left: My wife and I owned a horse-breeding ranch when we were younger, and virtually all our employees were Latinos.  There is no question that these folks are by-and-large honest, …

From a Former Trump Supporter Read More »

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If I had to pick a virtue that the president has none of, “decency” is as good as any. Other valid choices include class, honor, trustworthiness, empathy/kindness, fairness/sense of justice, responsibility, sense of loyalty, and regard for the well-being of …

What Trump Has None Of Read More »

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