Author: craigshields

Do I support clean and fair elections?  Or would I rather live in a banana republic where the absolute ruler’s political opponents are routinely arrested, jailed, and tortured?  Hmmm. As most Americans know, there is exactly zero credible evidence of …

Is Insulting the Audience’s Intelligence a Good Marketing Tactic? Read More »

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Incredibly, there are wealthy people all around the country, perhaps even the globe, who think like the young man speaking in the cartoon here.  It’s supposed to be funny, and it would be, if it didn’t describe a tragic and …

Yes, the Planet Got Destroyed, But . . . . . Read More »

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You have to be paranoid beyond measure to believe that they (whoever they are) want you to be dependent on grocery stores. That said, the only problem associated with learning how to grow your own food is that, because our …

Growing Your Own Food Read More »

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I don’t know who wrote the piece at left, and it may be a bit “over the top,” but it’s true by and large. I predict a breaking point for the MAGA folks, and it may very well be associated …

Are We Nearing the Breaking Point for MAGA? Read More »

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Re: the message at left, I doubt it.  As upsetting as it may be to decent people everywhere, it’s not reasonable to think that Trump could simply disappear from view. Having said that, it will be interesting to see what …

One Day He’ll Be Gone? Read More »

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The reader who sent this comments: Trump tries to explain that his tariffs needn’t be a financial burden. Just buy less stuff. You don’t need all that extravagance. More to the point, doesn’t the strength of the economy depend on …

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Re: the discussion at left, it’s more than a stupid question; it’s outrageously condescending. Are you trying to tell me that the coal miner and his family isn’t interested in the content presented on PBS?  Nature, current events, history, art, …

The Audience for PBS Read More »

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Journalism is the only profession that’s explicitly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.  It seems that the Founding Fathers believed that protecting the free press was a pretty good idea. When the richest man on Earth says, “legacy media must die,” …

Legacy Media Must Die? Read More »

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In a recent message to America, Donald Trump boasted how dramatically gas prices have fallen, pointing out that the national average price has now fallen under the $2.00 per gallon mark. As anyone could have guessed, this is a lie; …

Trump and the Price of Gasoline Read More »

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Re: the meme here, I’d say both are correct, if you delete the word “devious.” There’s nothing devious about this at all; the Chinese have been trying to take over the world for the last 6000 years, and Trump’s arrogance and …

The Intentions of the Chinese Are Clear Read More »

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