I understand Mr. Wortman’s point here, but I disagree. Trump doesn’t have to be guilty. What does need to exist is probable cause that meaningful evidence of a crime was located at Mar-a-Lago before Monday’s raid. The presumption of innocence is …
Author: craigshields
France’s Longest River Shown Here
The drought in Europe is having devastating effects on everything from wildlife to tourism to supply chain logistics, as products that are traditionally delivered by riverboat are stranded far from their destinations. France hasn’t seen a drought like this in …
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Right-Wing / Libertarian Think-Tanks
I interviewed the spokesman for the CATO Institute for my third book, Renewable Energy — Following the Money, and I have to say that it was a profound experience. Here’s a group whose only reason for being is its attempt …
From the File Named, “Now THAT’S a Human Being” ….
… comes this video of sportsmanship and true decency. We have every reason to be utterly disappointed in the character of the people we live among. But maybe we have an even better reason to love and respect one another.
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Fox News “Has a Hunch”
There are many reasons that decent and reasonably intelligent people don’t watch Fox News, and one of them is shown at left. No one with the IQ of a stalk of celery would even consider accepting “news” that consists of …
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Some Honorable Folks Still Remain in America
Years from now, when the entire legal mess surrounding the coup attempt is behind us, we’ll look back and realize something quite warming and satisfactory about a few top-level government officials: they were incorruptible. The meme here reminds me of …
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The Lighter Side of the FBI Raid
We see all the handwringing surrounding the FBI on Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. Proponents of justice and honor hope this is the beginning of the end for the treasonous former president, and the MAGA folks are screaming about the political …
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Republicans Incensed re: FBI Raid
Anyone could have predicted that the Fox News / MAGA crowd would have lost its mind about the FBI’s executing a search warrant on the former president’s home in Florida. But here’s a question: doesn’t it matter what the evidence …
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We Can Be Better People
American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, and cultural critic Wendell Berry is often quoted nowadays for his unflagging optimism and his fierce confidence in the true goodness of humankind. IMO, we can’t get enough of this.
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Evaluating Crazy People
A reader sent me this, a guy who believes the Big Lie, that climate change is a hoax, and that Bill Gates’ goal is the enslavement of all humankind. To me, a better explanation is that he actually is an …
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