Author: craigshields

As we’re all aware, humankind carries around a cognitive bias in the form of seeking out information that confirms what we already believe, and the author of the meme at left has created a textbook example. Each line conveys a …

Disinformation: The Currency of the Trump Administration Read More »

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Haven’t we all wondered about this? Obviously, there are limits to presidential power as set forth in the U.S. Constitution, which Trump is exceeding almost every day.  But can he rename the U.S. Capitol the “Donald J. Trump Capitol Building?” …

What Are the Limits to Presidential Power, if They Exist at All? Read More »

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What his remaining supporters don’t (or refuse to) understand about Trump is that items like “250 years of democracy” don’t mean a goddamn thing to him. He’d have sold his mother to the devil for another five minutes of power. …

How Much Does America Mean to Trump? Read More »

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Without a doubt, Americans’ financial and physical security is important. But what about our moral wellbeing?  We’re a pariah nation, led by a criminal sociopath.    

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To answer the question posed here from a reader: I do.  I have a degree in physics.  Before that, I graduated from high school. Obviously, there are scientifically illiterate people all around the country who know less about the atmosphere …

CO2 Levels and Climate Change Read More »

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Not one of the other world leaders, even the very worst human beings on Earth, like those in charge of Russia, China, Turkey, Hungary, North Korea and the rest, would make a statement like this. Is it any wonder why …

Why Is the U.S. So Roundly Detested Internationally? Read More »

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I would say that very close to 100% of progressives long for America of their youth; it’s hard to imagine a liberal who thinks our country’s cravings for ignorance and hate is a good thing. More interestingly, a great number …

American Nostaligia Read More »

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For a while, it appeared that the United States might be progressing beyond its ignorant “tough guy” ethos of Dirty Harry and moving towards an understanding and implementation of science in our culture. Then Trump came along and gave his …

American Ignorance Is Flourishing Read More »

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It’s not as if the United States has held the moral high ground throughout its history, with its slavery, the butchering of the Indians, Jim Crow, the support of tyrannical dictatorships around the globe, and the corrupt suppression of the …

The Catastrophic Shift in America’s Impact on the World Read More »

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Are you saying that Trump is defying the law, as if this is news? It happens almost every day.  

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