Author: craigshields

Obviously, this isn’t a real human being, though there are tens of millions with this perspective, so let’s treat him as if he were an actual guy. No one’s going to hate you, because everyone with a brain supports border …

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The guy who sent me this writes Could not be any clearer than that. Oh, it’s clear all right, but it’s not really true.  People who live in places like Northern Europe, New Zealand, Iceland, Costa Rico, etc. are generally …

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We’ve all heard the adage, “If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.” It has a nice ring to it, but it really doesn’t hold water in the real world, where counties with strict gun laws, e.g., Japan, England, …

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Actually, it wouldn’t have required a PhD in chemistry to predict what would happen to a large pool of untreated fresh water during a hot summer in our nation’s capital.

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No one doubts that China is trying to take over the world; in fact, it could be argued that this has been an on-going effort for the last 6000 years. Yet, unlike the United States, these people are patient and …

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I challenge anyone to watch this short video and explain how Trump still has enough standing with the American people to remain president. This is just so embarrassing. Rich Americans aren’t happy that their country is a laughingstock around the …

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At left is the ultraconservative crap that Fox News feeds its viewers. In fact, the theme of U.S. 250th birthday party would be liberty and justice for all Americans, not just rich white people.

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Maybe turning the White House into an attraction for the country’s least educated people (some say “trailer trash”) isn’t a good idea. It’s often referred to as the most demeaning moment in U.S history. But let’s be real.  Our nation …

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I met a fellow earlier today who, with a partner, owns and runs a company that imports a wide variety of goods into the United States from China. I asked him, naively, how tariffs are affecting him.  He said, “Well, …

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I met a gentleman from South Africa yesterday, and I told him that I’m sure he knows that Trevor Noah is a huge thing here in the U.S. He replied that he doesn’t like Trevor Noah and explained that he …

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