As a non-religious person, I don’t take this literally, though I certainly agree that Trump, as a person, is composed exclusively of the most disgusting characteristics known to humankind.
Author: craigshields
Can Banning Abortion Violate Rights To Religious Freedom?
A reader asks: So this is interesting: could Jewish women in Red states claim that restrictions on pregnancy termination violate their 1st Amendment right to religious freedom? I doubt it. I’m 100% pro-choice, but I think this will fail. Similar …
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Will Corporate America Ostracize Fox News?
I doubt it, and here’s why. In the 1970s, I went to Trinity College, one of the many liberal arts schools in New England. A few years ago, when Trump was in office, I had a conversation with one of …
Good To See Unions Making a Comeback
The recent rise of organized labor is a bright spot in America’s otherwise dismal workplace environment. Sadly, not much has changed over the last 100 years, including threats against the courageous union organizers.
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How Scary Is Pennsylvania Politics?
An old friend from my home state of Pennsylvania writes: PA is in danger. And therefore, the rest of the country. Find a way to participate in OUR democracy before you vote in November. This is by a friend of …
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Confronting the Truth on U.S. Racism
At age six, Ruby Bridges (see photo below) became the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960. The meme here is, of course, a reference to whites’ objections to our schools’ teaching …
Russian Film Director Has Had Enough
Who among us hasn’t thought about what we would do if we lived in Russia and had a) access to the truth about the invasion of Ukraine, and b) the means to escape? Not to take anything away from this …
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As Humankind Incinerates Its Only Home
From this piece on climate change: “If we act together, the renewable energy transformation can be the peace project of the 21st century,” said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. I would simply say that we are a very, very long way …
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Tell ‘Em What They Want to Hear
These people know they’re playing to a huge audience of hateful morons, and, I have to admit, they’re damn good at it. I’m reminded of the scene in the 1974 film “Blazing Saddles” where African-American actor Cleavon Little is assigned …
After the Abortion Ban, What’s Next?
Here’s a short video that addresses that very issue, in which Trump-endorsed state rep. candidate Jacky Eubanks says that if it came to a vote in the MI legislature, she would vote to make birth control illegal. “You can’t have …
