Author: craigshields

All I can say on this subject is that it never was my style.  I didn’t have a problem saying, “Sorry, we can’t do that, because …. (e.g., we’ll be late for school). Being an authoritarian for no real reason …

In a Parent’s Response to His Kids, Is the Word “No” Enough? Read More »

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Anyone who thinks Trump cares about the “basic principles of safety” in the communities of Los Angeles is a true moron.

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ABC News has suspended its Senior National Correspondent based in Washington, D.C. for the tweet he posted at left. Before the suspension, Moran covered national politics and policy, reporting from the White House, the US Supreme Court, and the campaign …

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I met a woman the other day who expressed her hope that the protests against Trump’s sociopathic criminality would not become violent.   At first I thought she was kidding, but I soon realized that she was simply a Trump supporter …

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Unless requested to do so, I don’t make comparisons between Hitler and Trump. But, since a reader sent me the piece at left, here are a few thoughts. A minor point: Unless you’re extremely wealthy, you will actually pay higher …

Sorry, But Sometimes It’s Impossible to Avoid Comparing Hitler to Trump Read More »

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Maybe it was inevitable that the ultra-right-wing underclass in the United States would somehow find a way to turn our cities into war zones. Most of us were hoping for better, but maybe that was just a dream we had.

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While it’s true that PBS and NPR inform the viewer/lister, it’s not just evangelical Christians that have issues with this.  More than 77 million people voted for Trump in 2024, and precious few of them want to see an American …

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No, what the director of the FBI said here is not a joke.  Apparently, he’s unaware that many hundreds of Trump supporters were convicted  of beating the crap out of police officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, …

Trump’s FBI Director: “Hit a Cop, You’re Going to Jail” — Sorry, but That’s Not How it Works Read More »

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Trump adviser Stephen Miller said: “Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots.” Is this really what we want?  Wouldn’t we rather that our children be taught the unvarnished truth about the United States …

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It’s hard to know exactly what Trump means when he says this, not that any sensible person believes a word he says. A price can’t fall more than 100%.  If eggs were $7/dozen and they fell 100%, they’d be free.  …

The Price of Eggs Read More »

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