The presidential race in the United States is decidedly not about intelligent or academic achievement. That would have been fine were it not for the fact that it’s not about character, honor, or decency either.
Author: craigshields
Cruelty in America
The United States refuses to offer its citizens healthcare or quality education. Pregnant women with abnormal pregnancies often die because doctors are forbidden to perform abortions, even in medical emergencies. 16% of all American children live in poverty and frequently …
What’s the Point?
OK, what exactly is the point? How about this: Rich white people get richer. Everybody else faces some blend of exploitation: discrimination, hunger, impoverishment, disease, poor education, scarce resources, death/injury in war, etc. In the Native American communities. decisions are …
Tagged with: environmental collapse
Comparing Our Times with the Days of the Nazis
The meme here isn’t quite correct. Trump supporters aren’t avoiding the truth about their hero; they’re not pretending to be unaware of his lies, racism, cancellation of women’s rights, and criminality. They openly embrace this stuff; it’s what attracts them …
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American Politics and George Orwell’s Classic Novel
Who would have thought American politics would have come to this, i.e., the parallel to Orwell’s “1984”?
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Sustainable Agriculture
I just met a woman whose company develops and deploys sustainable agriculture solutions, and I had the opportunity to ask her about her viewpoints on the topic. A quick summary: • No-till farming. This is an agricultural technique for growing …
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Yes, Some Level of Voter Fraud Actually Does Exist
As shown at left, voter fraud, albeit rare, does occasionally exist. My personal theory as to why it’s so uncommon is that the penalties are harsh, and the prospect of changing the results of an election are infinitesimally small. This …
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Trump Will Win the Deep South, But ….
Congratulations to Mr. Johnson of rural Georgia for his ability to see that Donald Trump is anti-American. Unfortunately, his viewpoints on this subject land him in a slim minority in the Deep South, but it’s worth noting that the overall …
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In Support of Kamala Harris Includes Quite an Array of High-Level Economists
Well, all this may be true. But there is a voice to the contrary, and that’s Donald Trump’s. He’s convinced close to half of the U.S. electorate that, even though he’s a pathological liar, that he’s the only one telling …
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Do Democrats Control the Weather?
Seems unlikely. But this guy’s meme on Marjorie Taylor Greene certainly made me smile. In fact, however, I believe MTG is actually good for progressives, because of her bottomless capacity to make asinine claims like this one. You go, girl.
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