Author: craigshields

I was fortunate enough to have grown up in an affluent household, in which my parents were able to join a nice country club near Philadelphia when I was 12 years old.  The kids with whom I played golf and tennis …

Trump Supporters Come from a Range of Backgrounds Read More »

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From magician and actor Penn Jillette:  For (millions of) years our biggest problems were too few calories, too little information. For about 50 years our biggest problem has been too many calories, too much information. We have to adjust, and …

Changing Our Diets Read More »

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As shown in the video below, submitted by Gary Tulie, Harvard University reports that coal dust and the exhaust from coal-fired power plants killed at least 460,000 people over the last 20 years. Where we tend to think of coal-powered …

Putting a Price on Death Read More »

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FWIW, this makes perfect sense to me. If the SCOTUS could act as swiftly and honestly on all matters pertaining to Trump, e.g., his claim to immunity from criminal prosecution, I’m sure we’d all be thrilled.  

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The cartoon here provides us with a great deal to think about.  What precisely does the ever-accelerating rate of change in our world actually translate to in terms of the survivability of our civilization? Society’s great minds constantly caution us …

Technology Changes By the Minute, But Is that a Good Thing? Read More »

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Astonishingly, there are people who refuse to take a few minutes per week and separate their recyclables from their trash to be landfilled. Some are even proud of the fact that they are standing up against conformist, politically correct lifestyles.

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As previously mentioned, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is located in a rural part of California, one whose political leanings, in the main, could be described as “God and country,” or simply “MAGA.” At left are the flags flown in front of a …

Trump’s “Revenge Tour” Read More »

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Here’s a supposedly neutral “survey” from ultra-right-wing educational institute Hillsdale College. If they want to know what I believe, it is this: Sham colleges, i.e., those who exist only to move public opinion to the extreme right, whose MO is …

What Does “Social Democracy” Actually Mean? Some People Don’t Want You to Know. Read More »

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This from author Fran Lebowitz: MAGA supporters are not Republicans. They’re anarchists. They’re destroyers of government, destroyers of democracy. The Democrats are always trying to analyze them: ‘Why do they think this way? Why do they think that?’ You know, …

Might MAGA Split the GOP? Read More »

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I hear England wants its 13 colonies back, too.

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