Freedoms of speech and the press are complicated matters. Where do these freedoms take us vis-a-vis fraud, child pornography, incitement to violence, and violation of intellectual property law? For my money, the U.S. Supreme Court has done a pretty admirable …
Author: craigshields
Scientists As Leaders
If and when we make contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, we need to expect huge differences between the evolution of their civilization and that of our own. The meme here brings up an interesting idea: What if we the people demanded …
Tagged with: Common sense laws, education with rich curricula delivered by well-paid teachers, everyone who wants a college degree gets one, extraterrestrial intelligence, full sustainability based on the deployment of every relevant piece of technology, political and economic system that eliminates poverty, pristine and stable environment
Devolution of the Republican Party
Clever. In all fairness, the GOP in Lincoln’s and T. Roosevelt’s time was the mirror image of what it came to be in the 1930s. Setting that aside, the devolution that we’ve seen since Eisenhower has been as remarkable as …
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Protecting Our Environment
Why exactly is it that we’re doing such a poor job defending our environment? This was too profound for me not to post; it’s a unique idea worth consideration.
Capitalism and Climate Change Solutions
FWIW, this is what I’ve concluded over the past decade or so, during which I’ve been reading and writing on the subject. Capitalism, which means ignoring the needs of others, is the antimatter of climate change solutions, as well as …
Tagged with: climate change solutions
Fox News: Prominent Conservatives Report Election Lost, Not Stolen
As reported by none other than Fox News, a group of prominent conservatives has published a 69-page report to the effect that the 2020 presidential election was “lost, not stolen.” It begins: As part of his post-election attempts to retain the …
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Recipes Du Jour Have Political Meaning
A friend sent me the recipes shown here, which reminded me of a conversation I used to have with my arch-conservative mom. She’s a very well-educated and well-read woman, a Bryn Mawr grad and gracious, refined country clubber, hailing from …
Tagged with: political sensibilities
Copper Shortage?
A reader asked for my thoughts on this article that predicts a coming shortage of copper, an element that is vital to the sucess of “electrifying everything.” I hate to sound so cavalier, but random reports on apparent shortages don’t …
Ralph Nadar Is a Fine and Extremely Intelligent Person, But He Gets This Wrong
Needless to say, Ralph Nadar is far closer to the action in Washington than I’ll ever be, but I have to say that I disagree, for the reason expressed in the chart below. Democrats tend not to do things like …
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Tagged with: Big Lie
Patriotism
A reader sent me this and notes, “My kind of patriotism.” Thanks, but I’m more impressed with those who stand up against attempts to overthrow the U.S. government and obliterating rule of law.
