Author: craigshields

Here’s an interesting piece, pointing to the failure of both major American political parties to address the declining quality of life of the people in rural parts of the country. At the risk of sounding fatalistic, there is very little …

The Horrific Impact of Big Money in Politics and Where This Ultimately Leads Read More »

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Late 19th Century huckster P.T. Barnum told us, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” And nowhere has this more thoroughly been proven than here and now, in the United States, as Donald Trump, 45th U.S. president, continues to take this …

Trump’s True Gift: Fleecing Suckers Read More »

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It’s hard to find any news publication in the English language more conservative than the National Review, and thus it’s worth checking out this piece, excerpted here: Almost nothing that the Trump team has alleged has withstood the slightest scrutiny. …

From The National Review: “Trump’s Disgraceful Endgame” Read More »

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From the meme here: Now the American people know that you (Barr) are no different from Rudy Giuliani or Kellyanne Conway….. Sorry, but there is a huge difference.  Both Giuliani and Conway are liars and buffoons, but the former is …

Assessing William Barr’s Acts of Treason Read More »

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A reader notes: Hilariously delusional—even for Trump. NO! It wasn’t Barr! It was ME! Sure, I have a blog that boasts a reasonable amount of traffic, but that’s not what got the job done.  I worked feverishly with my elves …

Trump Blames FBI, DoJ for Costing Him the Election Read More »

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This pic features a sticker on the rear window of a neighbor’s car. A great deal is being said about the chasm that grows even larger between the teachings of Christ and the workings of American society in the 21st …

Teaching Peace Read More »

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History may have featured worse people overall: Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Pol Pot, Vlad the Impaler, Ivan the Terrible, Torquemada, and the rest.  But we’ve never seen, nor are we likely ever to see, a more vulgar, tawdry pig in a …

Trump To Compete for News Coverage During Biden’s Inauguration Read More »

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It’s clear that the folks at the top of the food chain in the United States will not give the majority of Americans what they want, i.e., a similar socioeconomic system to that found in Europe.  At this point, this …

America’s Heartlessness Read More »

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A few years ago, the U.S. congress was considering a carbon cap and trade proposal that would mitigate climate change, but it was fiercely opposed by American farmers.  Led by a lobby that had told them that they would face …

American Farmers Taking Aggressive Action on Climate Change Read More »

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Someday soon, coal-fired power plants will have completely disappeared, at least here in the U.S.  That’s good, but while this transition is taking place, what’s being done to ensure that the soon-to-be defunct companies that operate the mines take responsibility …

Sierra Club: The Coal Mining Industry Is Collapsing, and Communities Are at Risk from Abandoned Mines Read More »

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