Author: craigshields

Here’s a coincidence: I found the meme here, just minutes after hitting “publish” on my post on the new $700 billion spending package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives, containing $370 billion for climate and the environment. I wrote: …

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An old school chum who went on to become a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown and I were talking about the coup attempt, during which I wrote: “I’ll never forget what you wrote in my yearbook: words to the …

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For some reason, political correctness is a controversial thing.  It strikes me a common courtesy, but maybe I’m missing something. In any case, no one can accuse the fellow here of PC.  He’s willing to take the bull by the …

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Do you have what it takes to be a high-profile defense attorney?  Take this simple test. Imagine your client is being sued to the tune of $150 million because his behavior was off-the-charts inflammatory to dozens of people grieving the …

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A reader sent me the pic here and following: Has anyone ever thought about this? If all cars were electric… And if we were stuck in a three hour traffic jam in the cold of a blizzard, the batteries would …

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As you watch the very meaningful and touching video here, see if you don’t have the same realization I did: the importance of treating everyone like human beings. We live in a day of great violence, one in which more …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene called upon the January 6th insurrectionists to break into the Capitol, and continues to defend their actions. “This is our 1776 moment!” she exclaimed. It would stand to reason that any law-abiding citizen would support defeating her …

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A few years ago we had the “March for Science,” and it occurred to me that most of the people who participated in it were pretty bright folks.  It would be interesting to know their average IQ; I would speculate …

We March According To Our IQ Read More »

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As suggested here, the most significant beneficiaries of climate activism are either very young or have yet to be born. Yes, wildfires and super-storms are driving people from homes, but the actual environmental damage due to rising temperatures will grow …

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If this doesn’t get a person indicted, tried, and convicted of treason, it’s hard to know exactly what would.

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