Author: craigshields

It’s possible that Americans are so angry that the Trump administration has ruined their country and its democracy that paid advertising for Republican candidates is having no effect on them. We can only hope.    

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Obviously, the endorsement of a much-despised president didn’t help, but what chance did this election-denying moron actually have in a sophisticated state like Minnesota?    

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I would be shocked to learn that more than a tiny fraction of 1% of American voters consider themselves Marxists. The typical progressive in the U.S. hopes to see this country refashion itself in the manner of the social democracies …

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Glenn Close is what Donald Trump would call a “woke celebrity.” Yet what he’s deliberately ignoring is that he has virtually zero support from the entertainment industry. Sure, you can find an occasional Clint Eastwood or James Woods.  But for …

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Today’s America admires the rich, and we have no problem if our leaders are sociopathic rapists. All they really need to do in order to retain our adoration is to continue to punish people with brown skin and give tax …

Is Trump the “Greatest President Ever?” Read More »

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Let’s not rush to judgement here. OK, he’s an alcoholic Fox New host who’s led the U.S. military into a huge quagmire that, day by day, continues to destroy the U.S. and world economy. My gardener is just as well …

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Well, he hasn’t been charged with a crime, let alone convicted. But if the wealthiest man in the world says he belongs in prison, so be it. After all, this is the United States in 2026. Maybe Musk can have …

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Most Americans who have the means to travel have rented a car in Paris and driven it all over France. I happen to be the first Avis renter to pick up a car at Heathrow and take it through the …

Will You Be Safer if Non-English-Speaking People Can’t Drive? Read More »

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Remarkably, there are still people on this Earth who agree with Mr. Hayek.  It appeared that their numbers were thinning out, until Donald Trump came along and gave straight white Christian men permission to be the most disgusting people imaginable. …

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One of the key features of Trumpism is that facts don’t matter–and this includes facts that members of the MAGA base experience every time they go to the grocery store or fill up their gas tank. If Trump or one …

Is It True? Who Cares? Read More »

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