Author: craigshields

Good point here. My dad brought nothing home from the war. His brother John, by contrast, got a Nazi uniform with full regalia, and a ****load of mortar shells, which I found by accident in a large box shoved in …

Correct and Incorrect Ways To Display the Nazi Flag Read More »

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Here at 2GreenEnergy, we spend a fair amount of time analyzing human civilization with an eye toward determining whether or not it’s making progress in the right direction. Sometimes, words are unnecessary; the thing simply speaks for itself. There is …

Progress in Human Society–Or Its Opposite Read More »

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For all the stupidity and barbarity in the world, there are some positive developments, like the movement to plant-based meat.  Tons of amazing new products, gaining market share on a daily basis. Let that sink in as you watch this …

This Cow Has Something To Tell You Read More »

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It’s easy to be frustrated with the feeble pace by which the United States is putting its house back into order in the months following the ouster of the Trump administration.   Yet we all need to keep in mind how …

A Christmas Gift in the Making Read More »

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My experience with tourism is limited to visits to 21 other countries, mostly on business, lots of family vacations through the years, and meeting the considerable flood of tourists who come here (Santa Barbara County), largely to taste wine. Yet …

There Was Something Distinctive About the U.S. Capitol Tourists, But It’s Hard To Nail Down Read More »

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The same body (The U.S. Congress) who conducted eight separate investigations into Benghazi over the course of 15 months, including 11 hours of testimony from the person most directly involved (and found no evidence of wrongdoing) are now refusing to …

Investigating the January 6th Insurgency Read More »

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I have to admit that the photo to the left is both funny and illustrative of a certain way of looking at COVID restrictions. The one I made below is not funny at all, but it is certainly another way …

COVID: Two Views Read More »

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I’ve heard lots of people say that political correctness is equivalent to shutting down free speech, but I’ve never understood it. Take the most offensive and least PC thing you can think of.  Maybe it’s the Proud Boys saying that …

Is the PC Culture Really “Corrosive?” Read More »

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It’s mid-May and temperatures near the Arctic Circle in Russia are about 40°F above normal. Yesterday’s high in the town of Kolezma hit 91°, bizarre but to be expected, given that the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as …

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Today, the Wordsmith word of the day is McDonaldization PRONUNCIATION: (muhk-dah-nuhl-dai/duh-ZAY-shuhn)

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