What does this guy know? He’s a professor at what is reputed to be America’s top university. That makes him woke as hell. Seriously, we do have reason for concern when half of the United States thinks that lawlessness is …
Author: craigshields
Socialism in America
Here’s a reminder that many Americans tend to think of socialism in black and white terms; they fail to realize that there are dozens of extremely valuable services that every one of us receives from government (see below). Of course, …
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Banning Books Has Never Served the Cause of Freedom
The Nazis banned books that caused people to realize that perhaps fascism might not be such a good thing. Interesting how this seems to be repeating here and now in the United States. The state of Florida, for example, seems …
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Trump to Make an Address Post Arraignment: What a Surprise
It certainly would be good if the media didn’t air this speech, and for the exact reason named here.
Getting in on the Fossil Fuel “Boom”
From the ad here: X Stone Energy presents an unprecedented opportunity for you to own a piece of the booming oil and gas market in the Lone Star State. Is the oil and gas industry really “booming?” GM built 6 million …
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A Story About Our Duties to Each Other and to Our Planet
From an old friend: According to an old Native American legend, one day there was a big fire in the forest. All the animals fled in terror in all directions, because it was a very violent fire. Suddenly, the jaguar …
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Greenwashing at its Finest
Fans of professional golf many know that this week’s tour event is the Valero Texas Open, sponsored by the 8th largest U.S. oil company with revenues of $108 billion. This itself would be completely unremarkable were it not for the …
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Abortion Bans Must Have Limits
No one knows exactly where U.S. politics is headed in terms of banning abortion and the demolition of women’s rights more generally, but it seems that what Idaho (“The Alabama of the Pacific Northwest”) is doing is going to get …
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Trump “Would Have” Dismantled Our Nation
Let’s change the “will” here to “would,” or its past tense form, “would have.” “Would” suggests his volition; it’s an example of the subjunctive mood, used to describe wishes or contrary to fact conditionals. I wish it would rain. If …
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Supporting Transgenders
I told my son when he was younger that, since he and I are both straight white males born into affluent families, that it may be difficult for us to appreciate the hardships put upon people of minority skin color, …
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