Author: craigshields

A reader asked for my position on his question at left. Of course.  And often, it’s not just “in my head”; I shout it aloud. On CNN just now: “Someone with whom they’re speaking to,” should have been, “Someone to …

Do You Mentally Correct Others’ Grammar? Read More »

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I often say, “It hasn’t been a good last hundred years-or-so for philosophy.”  And as shown at left, this sentiment is shared by minds far brighter than my own, in this case, German-British physicist and mathematician Max Born. Until fairly …

Physics and Philosophy Read More »

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If Republicans take control of the U.S. government and implement Project 2025, one of the casualties will be FEMA.  Americans affected by natural disasters like hurricanes will be on their own to repair their damaged property, and many of those …

Federal Emergency Management Agency on the Chopping Block Read More »

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Russia wants Ukraine back.  (And I’m sure, England wants the 13 colonies back.) Neither is going to happen, but that doesn’t prevent the Republican party from backing Putin and standing against the free world.

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The ad here reads: “Jeremy’s Razors isn’t for liberal white women. It’s for men. Conservative men.” I would change “conservative men” to “extremely stupid, gullible, easily manipulated men.” Seriously, I’m a marketing guy too, and I understand the need to …

“Woke Razors?” Read More »

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From the article: The D.C. Court of Appeals agreed with a disciplinary committee that found Giuliani’s challenges to the 2020 election results “utterly false” and “recklessly so.” Now an interesting question arises.  Suppose you’re a Fox News viewer and you’ve …

From the Washington Post: Rudy Giuliani Disbarred in D.C. for His Role in Election 2020 Subversion Read More »

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Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen hundreds of top Republicans come forward and say essentially what Mesa, Arizona mayor John Giles said here: it would be a huge mistake to re-elect Donald Trump, given his moral failings and …

Republicans Coming Out for Harris, But What Does this Mean? Read More »

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I actually didn’t need another good reason to stay out of Chick-Fil-A, but it looks like I got one nonetheless.

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One of the many casualties of Project 2025 will be NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its subsidiary, the National Hurricane Center.  The motive for dismantling NOAA?  It’s “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm …

Project 2025 and Climate Change Denial Read More »

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Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen probably wrote the content of the meme here as it applies to the Russian people under Putin. Americans need to hope that it has no real applicability to their lives here in the United States. In …

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