Virtually every day we have shocking news concerning America’s self-destruction in terms of domestic policies and externally, on the world stage. It would seem that all this is unsustainable, i.e., that we’ll reach a point at which there is no …
Author: craigshields
What the Earth Is and Is Not Doing
In conversations with senior energy analysist Glenn Doty, he’s warned me of the dangers of promoting ideas like “Mother Nature,” or other suggestions to the effect that the planet is animated by a kind of spirit that protects it from …
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Ukraine
Re: the last sentence in David Axerlrod’s comments here, Zelensky most definitely does know that the majority of American’s stand behind his efforts to repel the Russian invasion. We reject the alignment of our country with Russia, and we stand …
When Parents Say that Public Education Is Terrible, What Do They Mean?
The other day I ran into a young couple with an infant, who live in a rural part of the U.S. I happened to overhear the father saying that the quality of public education where they live is “terrible,” and …
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Trump and His Campaign Promises
Politicians have been making promises they clearly can’t keep from the dawn of democracy. But now along comes Trump, a pathological liar who made more than 30,000 false statements in his first term. He’s a man who, among his other …
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With Trump, There Are No Boundaries
Each and every day for the next four years, the 150 million Americans who voted in the last election will be waking up in the morning, wondering what the U.S. government has done while they were sleeping. Maybe it will …
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What Trump and Team Wants Has Nothing to Do with Your Safety, Health, or Happiness
American’s need to stop being surprised by reports like the one at left. We need to get past the idea that the Trump administration cares one iota for the well-being of the U.S. citizens.
Americans Who “Hate” America
Recent surveys suggest that about 60% of Americans disapprove of the Trump administration. But does this translate into a “hatred” of our country? Perhaps in a few cases. But at least 95% of this 60% would say that, though we’re …
Two Views of the Trump Administration
Journalist Brian Tyler Cohen doesn’t seem too sanguine on America’s current president–as if there is something morally repugnant about causing the release of a rapist and sex trafficker. By contrast, the author of the meme below sees this administration in …
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Don’t Think Too Much
The cartoon here reminds me of these lines from St. Augustine’s Confessions, somewhere around 400 CE: What was God doing before he created the Earth? Some people say He was building hells for people who thought too much, but I …
