Not sure why Bono chose the word “casino” here. “Fascist dictatorship” would have worked for me.
Author: craigshields
Trump’s “Paramilitary Force”
All dictators need organizations like ICE, i.e., 22,000 armed thugs that can be deployed to make life miserable in any city that does not support the autocrat.
“No Kings” Protest Successful in Unexpected Places
Lebanon, New Hampshire saw more than 1300 protestors at its “No Kings” protest last Saturday. This is remarkable, if only because a) the population of the town is only 14,000, and b) it’s located in the middle of a purple …
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Trump Can’t Last Much Longer
As dim-witted as the MAGA people are, and as greedy and cruel as Trump’s billionaire supporters are, this presidency is coming to a close. Unless there is massive cheating in the midterms, the Republicans are going to get creamed, and …
Here’s a Renewable Energy Claim for Your Amusement
Ever heard of piezoelectricity, the generation of electric charge in solid materials—such as quartz, ceramics, and bone—in response to applied mechanical stress? It’s real, but it is very limited in scope, and thus it has zero potential application in our …
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Banning Drag Queens from High Schools
Prioritizing the relative importance of addressing America’s social woes is, to be sure, an inexact science. Our war vets are living on the streets, dying of preventable diseases. We may never have another free and fair election. Clean energy, which …
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OMG! College Students Are Protesting??
College students have been protesting en masse against U.S. aggression abroad and suppression of human rights domestically since the 1960s. These institutions and their students cite “free speech,” as guaranteed by the First Amendment, as the basis for this basic …
Is Bullying a Bad Thing? Not if We Want a Society of Brutality
Does this guy have a solid point? Is war a bad thing? What about rape and torture? Do they point to weaknesses that must be strengthened?
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What Makes a President a King?
Maybe the protestors are less concerned about length of time in office, and more with criminal authoritarianism.
Blaise Pascal, Renaissance Man–Literally
I have such respect for Pascal that I considered naming our son after him. (I thought “Pascal Shields” had a nice ring to it, but my wife wasn’t having it. Maybe if we lived in France?) Pascal made important contributions …
