Author: craigshields

The top 1% has proven itself amazingly effective in convincing working class Americans that their woes are rooted in things like loose border control, political correctness, big government, and the other boogeymen associated with the Democrats. Guess what the rich …

Somehow, Republicans Are Considered the Friends of the American Workers Read More »

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A significant portion of our society here in the United States has always reveled in ignorance; the current pro-Trump, anti-science, white power crowd didn’t just pop up out of the ground. Maybe the only difference today is that this group …

Morons Pervade Every Aspect of Life in America Read More »

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Political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor Hannah Arendt gave us the words here. In the context of the Holocaust, this makes perfect sense.  We can say that the people who committed those atrocities failed to think of the consequences, and …

What Is Evil, and From Where Does It Derive? Read More »

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Ted Nordhaus is best known for his position that the environmentalism movement is doomed to failure, and that it should be extinguished, so as to allow pure market forces to come along and win the day. Let’s begin by noting …

Ted Nordhaus in the Economist: Green Activists Mislead and Hold Back Progress Read More »

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Today, the world’s attention is on Russia, whose aggression at the Ukrainian border is sending the global stock markets into a tailspin.  Of course, at any moment, this could get far worse. In any case, right now our eyes are …

What’s China Up To? Read More »

When my kids were younger, I urged them to aim for careers that would require them to use their minds, rather than their hands.  If something can be done by a robot,” I explained, “It ultimately will be done by …

Watch Out for Robotics and AI Read More »

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This is a funny reminder that Fox News will soon find itself in a very difficult position re: its support of Trump. If the former president’s legal woes don’t somehow subside, he’s going to be indicted for any of a …

OMG, Look at Hillary! Read More »

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Last week, I would have happily bet that there would never be a post here that glorified rap music.  Turns out, I would have lost. Readers may be aware that Rudy Giuliani took a swipe at Eminem for the latter’s …

Rudy Giuliani Messes with the Wrong Rapper Read More »

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I guess the only response to what insurrectionist Paul Davis says here is “good.” People who take instructions from wanna-be dictators and commit heinous crimes deserve to have their lives severely impacted by their hateful stupidity. There are people who …

Insurrections’ Lives Are Permanently Disfigured Read More »

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Here’s an interesting development, though it’s unlikely it will mean much, given that the criminal cases against Trump and company are continuing to roll out.

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