FWIW, I completely agree with Julia Louis-Dreyfus here. Being “PC” means having a sensitive awareness of other people, and that’s never a bad thing, IMO.
Author: craigshields
Grammar in Political Writing
Do you ever get a text that starts like this? “Hi, (Craig). Joe Biden here, asking you for your support in the upcoming election….” Anyone’s first thought would be that the president of the United States is most definitely not …
Dealing with Power
We’re surrounded by the words of human history’s greatest minds, many of whom seem to be reminding us of the jeopardy in which we find ourselves today. After the president of the United States who was elected in 2016 lost …
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Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
Most of us would agree that music programs are wonderful things to have in our schools, but we need to learn how to think logically at the same time. Is it possible that: Schools with music programs are simply better …
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Heat in the Atlantic
The map here is “sea surface temperature anomaly,” and is described as follows: The Atlantic Ocean basin is facing unprecedented conditions in 2024. A severe marine heatwave has developed in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and off Florida’s coast, with …
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Religion and Science
This is true by definition. Religion is based on faith, not reason. If it were provable, it would be science. In most cases, I don’t have anything against this. People who believe they’re going to see their grandparents in heaven …
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Quantum Mechanics and the Human Mind
The meme here reminds me of a thought I had during my first (and only) course on the subject: There’s no guarantee that the human mind evolved so as to make sense of the universe, and it appears that, in …
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Next Gen Paper?
Is it possible to make paper products from recycled stone? Of course. We have the technology at this point to do all kinds of things never dreamed of before. We can gather up distributor caps from old Fords and reprocess …
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The Horrible Truths We Face in the U.S. November Presidential Election
I’m surprised to see this pabulum from George Clooney. It’s not incorrect, but it’s an extremely bland statement as to what’s going on here. All U.S. elections are about progressives, who, by definition, want to move our country forward, and conservatives …
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Nature, Nurture, and …. ?
We’ve been having this discussion for at least 100 years. How is it possible that two siblings with essentially the same DNA and the same home environment can be such different people? In the 18th Century, British philosopher John Locke …
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