Author: craigshields

Pope Leo is continuing–and expanding–the trend in the Catholic Church towards compassion for all of humankind. This, of course, runs afoul of Trump and the MAGA base that, for instance, regards immigrants as “vermin.”  

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Many us who would like to see Trump removed from office and criminally prosecuted would love to leave the filth and shame that the president has wrought upon us and move to places like New Zealand. Why are we not …

Yes, Leaving this Dying Country Would Preserve Our Sanity Read More »

I laughed out loud when he first came on the political scene. I called my mother immediately and asked, “Isn’t it pretty much a requirement that a presidential candidate be at least a fairly decent human being?  This guy is …

Trump: a Terrible Person Read More »

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There is nothing dumb about the question posed at left.  Democracies fail, falling into “banana republics” constantly.  The rate at which democracies become tyrannies is so great that some of them never make the news. Can you tell me anything …

No Such Thing as a “Dumb Question” Read More »

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We all understand that there are ultra-conservatives living all around us, but does anyone truly believe that our schoolteachers are ruining our society by teaching children the truth about U.S. and world history? Science? Current events? Slavery and Jim Crow …

Artificial Stupidity? Read More »

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Isn’t there enough hatred in the world without proactively generating more? Could this be wrongly attributed to Atkinson?

Here’s an idea: Give all descendants of slaves free college, with stipends, like they do in northern Europe. Within a generation, we’ll have millions of young, highly educated black people, contributing to the work force at much higher levels than …

Reparations Read More »

It’s hard to think of a bad trait that Trump doesn’t manifest. He certainly has pettiness and vindictiveness nailed.

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Here’s a fabulous video on nuclear vs. solar energy.

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We all admit that the MAGA base is composed of the most ignorant of Americans, but one has to think that even these people are losing their patience with Trump and the onslaught of catastrophes he’s bringing to the United …

When Enough Is Enough Read More »

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