Author: craigshields

This guy is quite effective in talking to uneducated, conservative Americans, most of whom have never traveled to, or even read anything about the happiest countries on Earth. If I were going to make a statement about the relationship between …

Social Justice and Despotism? Read More »

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The Chinese ownership of American farmland is less than 0.00036, or 0.036%.  To put this into perspective, if the entirety of U.S. farmland were reduced to one acre, the Chinese government and business interests would own less than 15 square …

Big Win for Those Incapable of Elementary School Math Read More »

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Perhaps a biologist would be better qualified to answer the question at left, but I would say that none would rule.  I.e., humankind is the only species that imposes its dominance over others. Predators kill to eat, but they don’t …

Humans Are Unique, and That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing Read More »

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I’m going with morons, or, more specifically, hateful morons.

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When 2GreeenEnergy was launched in 2009, solar thermal with molten salt energy storage appeared to be a great solution. Yet it fizzled out when the cost of energy from wind and solar PV fell like a stone.  California’s Ivanpah facility …

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Living in the United States today, we’re surrounded by stupidity, but it comes in levels.  At the very top of the heap is the notion that a prosecutor could get a conviction on the charge of threatening a POTUS with …

Prosecuting James Comey for “8647” Read More »

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“Serving your fellow man?”  Seriously? I was ready for something like “getting rich by paying congresspeople to write laws that favor your endeavors.”  I would have accepted that.

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God will help you get out of debt…..but only if you send us your money (which you’re currently using to stave off starvation).

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Now, those of us who believe in the precise same tenets that Kennedy spoke of 65 years ago are regarded as woke sissy communists. That’s how far we’ve fallen.  

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Apparently, there are people who believe that wealthy investors actually give a s*** about human suffering.  

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