Author: craigshields

These words from senator Elizabeth Warren are worth considering.  What type of idiot believes that Trump does anything in the interest of the common American?    

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For how long has the United States lost the trust of the other 205 nations on Earth? I doubt it’s a finite period of time, like “a generation.” It’s probably conditioned on a certain set of behavior, and that could …

Losing the World’s Trust Read More »

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Glad to see that the “Walmart Blackout” is in full swing, but I haven’t been in one of their stores since I learned that their founders and key executives are Trump supporters.

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At left from a reader. I’m wondering how many subjects I’ve changed my viewpoints on over the last 30 years. It would be hard to count them all. I doubt that the people who read my books would call me …

Being Fair Read More »

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For Trump, a suffering population of Americans isn’t an emergency; in fact, it’s of no importance at all.

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The author of the meme here raises a point we’ve seen countless times since the 2016 presidential election here in the U.S. The best answer here is the idea of a “perfect storm” i.e., Trump came along at the precise …

Which Came First? Read More »

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As suggested at left, this whole catastrophe could have been avoided had congressional Republicans upheld the U.S. Constitution, rather than buckle under the pressure they were under from a sociopathic president.

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I’m not sure why people insist on calling Donald Trump “stupid.” All indications are that he’s in the process of toppling the world economy and positioning himself to become the most powerful figure on Earth since Julius Caesar. Of course, …

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Here’s a short video that puts into perspective the pressure that U.S. military veterans are experiencing at the hands of team Trump and Musk. Veterans make up only about 5% of private sector workers, but approximately 30% of the federal …

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I remember an essay I wrote when I was applying to colleges in 1972 in which I drew the distinction between what America’s Founding Fathers had intended and what the nation had ultimately become.  I recall wondering if this made …

American Patriotism Read More »

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