Author: craigshields

This fellow’s announcement reminds us the Big lie won’t be around forever.  The percentage of Republican voters who still believe it is at 58%, but that’s down from 70% just a few months ago.  It’s possible that the number of …

How Does the Big Lie Finally Die? Read More »

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OMG!  I think I interviewed this guy for a chapter in my second book, “Is Renewable Really Doable?”  He’s a college professor, overseeing a team of graduate students that is working on raising the efficiency of hydrokinetic devices. No, on …

Do You Know This Insurrectionist? Read More »

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If you are looking for data to support the proposition made at left, here’s something for you.  During COVID, European airlines are flying near-empty planes all over the Continent, rather than keeping them on the ground, so they can retain …

Our Civilization Is Organized Around Capital Read More »

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When?! How about now?

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From today’s Wordsmith: Covid deniers tell me it’s all made up. A reader in France often emails me random YouTube videos and other conspiracy links suggesting that Covid is a hoax.

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It seems fairly clear that there is practically zero election fraud in this country, and that the only way Republicans can win elections is by putting pressure on voters so as to reduce their numbers. I would have been more …

The GOP Can Appeal To Voters–If It Wants To Read More »

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A reader notes: What confuses me is why right wing media so hates electric vehicles. EVs are a part of the environmental movement.  As we electrify our transportation and energy sectors, and replace fossil fuels with low-carbon sources of energy, …

The Right Wing and Electric Vehicles Read More »

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Young people may not know that there was a time not too long ago when terrorist violence, especially when committed against Americans, was uniformly considered to be a bad thing. Of course, along came social media, the great dumbing down …

Why Americans Regard 9/11 and 1/6 Differently Read More »

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What Adam Schiff says here had been the case until just a few days ago.  At that point, it became clear that the justice department, as assisted by the congressional investigation into January 6th, is in the process of turning …

Dismantling Trump Read More »

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They say that Trump can’t handle being humiliated. His former attorney, Michael Cohen, says that Trump won’t run in 2024 because he couldn’t stand the humiliation of another loss. Given this, I have bad news for the ex-president: he’s not …

Given that Trump Doesn’t Like Humiliation, He May Want to Leave the Country–NOW Read More »

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