Author: craigshields

Last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was completely worthwhile. Below is Trevor Noah’s roast, excellent as always, but Joe Biden did a very good job himself, IMO. It wasn’t all comedy, btw.  The president thanked the press for being the …

Comedy Was at the Center Last Night, But There Was More Read More »

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The United States is playing host to one of the most horrific vicious cycles in human history.  Our citizens are becoming progressively ignorant, and our elected officials are picking up on that ignorance and making it more profound. Shown at …

Ohio Republican Senate Hopeful J.D. Vance Says Biden Is Intentionally Killing MAGA Voters Read More »

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Actually, let’s all think back on that.  Did any of us grow up disbelieving in science? We certainly all had people in our lives who sucked at science, but up until recently, they were thought of as merely stupid, and …

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IMO, Jamie Raskin is the perfect spokesperson for the activities of the January 6th Committee. Graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College. J.D. degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Constitutional law professor at American University …

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If you have to believe something that isn’t founded in science, I suppose omnism is as good as anything. It certainly sounds better than nihilism, i.e., that we live meaningless lives, alone, surrounded by an icy cold universe that is …

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Despite the overwhelming support of the American for common sense gun laws, this entire subject is going nowhere.

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Unfortunately, Elon Musk is enjoying a great deal more than 15 minutes of fame. On the plus side, his viewpoints are so fringe that they’re hard to take seriously. It’s shocking, too.  This guy has accomplished so much–and he communicates …

The Famous Elon Musk Read More »

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There are plenty of reports that extol the virtue of replacing beef farming with meat products that are derived from the various proteins found in plants, e.g., the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat. Meat and dairy rely on huge quantities …

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Perhaps the ultimate conspiracy theory, and it’s one that’s been around for at least the last 300 years ago, is that all the major decisions that are made on this planet come from a mysterious and invisible group of the …

Does Our Society Manipulate Young People into Conformity and Apathy? Read More »

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Have you ever had the unpleasant experience of learning that someone you admired was actually a terrible person? Here’s former U.S. Rep Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) writing to Elon Musk:

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