Author: craigshields

Though the meme may sound like good news for those of us who prefer democracy to authoritarianism, keep in mind that Trump supporters don’t seem to have the same concern about incoherent bullcrap as the rest of us. If Trump’s …

Trump May Be Failing Mentally, But That’s Probably Not Going to Matter Read More »

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I agree with the content of the meme here, but what makes it worth mentioning is how bizarre all this is.  The Republicans have backed themselves into a corner, armed only with lies, hate, abortion bans, criminality, while offering nothing …

The Coming Storm Read More »

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It looks like Reagan appointee Judge Royce Lamberth is pushing back on our “post-truth” world. Apparently, he’s old-school, from a time when facts mattered and we didn’t have entire “news” networks spreading utter hogs***.

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As readers may have noticed, I like to post cartoons that provide insight into Trump’s popularity. Sadly, I don’t know whom to accredit for this gem.

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In a recent post, China Lies at the Crux of the Effort to Mitigate Climate Change, I mentioned the primary impediment to our efforts to mitigate climate change, i.e., that our political and economic world is divided into 200+ sovereign …

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Aristotle brings up a most interesting point here. A college friend of mine used to go off alone into the mountains for weeks at a time during vacations, which fulfilled him greatly. I tried it once shortly after we graduated, …

A Few Words from the Great Aristotle Read More »

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The quote here comes from Galileo Galilei. I envy his capacity to suspend judgment; I have to admit that I don’t possess it myself. Maybe it’s this level of open-mindedness that enabled him to set aside what everyone thought they …

Thanks to Galileo Read More »

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Re: the graphic here, a reader notes: Honestly, I don’t know how anyone employed by Fox News sleeps at night. They have done more to divide and hurt this country than any other entity in the past 30 years. While …

Trump and the Big Lie Read More »

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Here’s an interesting article that begins: Gone are the days of the unyielding God-fearing mother as the archetype of good parenting, suggests a recent article from the Los Angeles Times. According to multiple reports, research has shown that a secular upbringing …

Raising Kids Without Religion Read More »

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Here’s a great article in The Economist that covers what China is (and isn’t) doing to put an end to the world’s consumption of coal, by far the most toxic source of energy.  From the piece: China has good reason …

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