Author: craigshields

Considering that their only real job is protecting and defending Trump, I’d given them high marks. If you have a broader set of criteria, e.g., protecting and defending the Constitution, they’re both abominable.    

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The answer to the question becomes obvious when one considers what we’ve become as a country, which, in a couple of words, is hateful and ignorant. How much intelligence do you expect from a population that re-elected a convicted felon …

Assault Rifles in America Read More »

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This country has a great deal of woes, and our lack of modern railroads is somewhere among them.  Having said that, I think we need to resign ourselves to the fact that this will never get fixed.  The financial (and …

Why No High-Speed Rail in America Read More »

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Shortly before my mother passed away, she and I were talking about sanctuary cities.  She had lived the last decade or so of her life on a steady diet of Fox News, and so when I asked her to tell …

Understanding Sanctuary Cities Read More »

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Sure! Shouldn’t the U.S president, a convicted felon, be allowed to deport an innocent congressperson because she doesn’t support him? Isn’t this the American way? If this were happening in Russia, Putin would have her tortured and executed. Why can’t …

Deporting Innocent Congresspeople Who Don’t Support Trump Read More »

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Isn’t this the guy who tried to overthrow the U.S. federal government in 2021? And there are still people in America who believe this garbage? What happened to the United States? Didn’t these people used to be at least somewhat …

Trump Wants Elections Where People Can’t Cheat??? Read More »

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The guy who sent me this writes, “A Loss for the (Climate) Alarmists!” A loss for climate alarmists? LOL. It’s a loss for all humanity. But let’s be real. This is the only thing in which Trump succeeds: ruining good …

A Loss for Environmentalists, Yes — But More Importantly, for Humanity as a Whole Read More »

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The reader who sent me this writes: Don’t worry conservatives outnumber commie libtards 20 to 1 and we support ice. You seem to be comparing ordinary crime with routine extra-judicial killings by the U.S. government, and you appear to reject …

Murders Committed by ICE Agents Are Acceptable, According to What We See Here Read More »

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Abraham Joshua Heschel was a Jewish theologian and philosopher with a social consciousness that led him to participate in the civil rights movement. I love what he says here, though intelligence still impresses me, for what that’s worth.

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What Orwell said at left may be true, but if you’re Trump, this is exactly what you want from you press secretary — instant access to a few dozen lies that can be used at any time, according to the …

George Orwell on Trump’s Press Secretary Read More »

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