All the while, it adds $2 – $4 trillion to the national debt. I don’t understand how this exercise in human cruelty, greed, and stupidity appeals to anyone.
Author: craigshields
Who Deserves Restitution?
Do our law enforcement officers who suffer casualties associated with defending our safety deserve compensation when they are injured? I’m not sure. OK, let’s look at the other side–the criminal. But what about violent criminals, like Ashli Babbitt who was …
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Could Hydrogen End the Reign of Fossil Fuels?
Of course it could. In fact, that’s precisely what we’ve been hearing since the early 1970s. The problem is that we’re further from achieving this than we were half a century ago. That’s because, in the interim: • Battery technology …
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Russia Investing in World-Class Highspeed Rail?
This sounds a bit improbable, doesn’t it? Russia’s GDP is 1/13th the size of ours. It’s less than our state of Texas. Their GDP per capita ($14K) ranks #68 in the world. The country consists of 144 million poor people …
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Trump Has Declared War on His Enemies, But Could This Possibly Work for Him?
I’m not sure I understand this. Outside of a few white nationalist nut-jobs like Kid Rock and Ted Nugent, and, I suppose, Clint Eastwood while he is still alive, Trump has almost zero support from our planet’s artists and scientists. …
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Saying So Long to Energy Star
Every few days, we learn about the end of another government program that, for years, has served to protect the environment, save consumers money, preserve our health and safety. What type of life will be available to Americans after another …
I’m Outraged!
Just kidding. Though this situation with Ashli Babbitt is, of course, totally outrageous, it’s really just par for the course under Trump. I try not to lose control of my emotions, as tempting as it may be to explode.
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PR from the Meat Industry
I was speaking with some friends earlier today about the decline in demand for plant-based meat, e.g., Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat. They suggested that perhaps these companies have insufficient PR, but I countered that the intensely negatively PR funded …
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English Words Used to Quantify
I doubt there is a definitive answer to the question that a reader poses at left, but here’s how I’ve been dealing with this issue since I was a boy: A couple: 2 A few: 3 – 4 Several: 5 …
