Author: craigshields

The point that the fellow at left here is making is almost certainly the reason that the Trump administration is doing everything in its power to a) defund public education, and b) spread propaganda to the effect that education is …

Why Demolish the U.S. Educational System? Read More »

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One of the key features of American society is its affinity for destroying good things. Undocumented immigrants who came here in the 20th Century living peacefully and paying their taxes?  Get them out. An educational system cranking out graduates who …

Here in America, We Ruin Things Read More »

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Most billionaires spend their lives figuring out how to protect their wealth.  This one figured out how to get rid of it. In September 2022, Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, did something almost unheard of. He gave away the entire …

The Patagonia Story Read More »

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Clearly, some do. There is no other explanation for how someone who won an election could, just a year later, have an approval rating of 37%. What’s driving Trump’s plummeting popularity?  The lawlessness? The fact that he’ll soon be proven …

Do Trump Voters Have “Extreme Buyers’ Remorse?” Read More »

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As opposed to what?  An accident?  An accounting error?

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Driving up the price of electricity by squashing renewable energy may be good for Big Oil, but it’s most definitely not helping the American people.  

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We would far prefer that he go down for his crimes rather than his senility. If this country is to recover from the moral debacle that Trump represents, we need to come to terms that we are governed by a …

Trump Is Insane, But …. Read More »

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This is a significant issue for our nation?

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This is not a joke, though at first glance it may be seen as such. This crap is believed by about one-third of American voters, though that fraction is falling every day. Btw, taxpayers fund the government.

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Good news. Evidently, there are congressional Republicans who understand the U.S. Constitution. The document consists of 7,591 words including the 27 amendments. Reading the Constitution is less onerous than going through an edition of People Magazine. Even the average idiot …

Apparently, Rand Paul Has Read the Constitution Read More »

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