Author: craigshields

I didn’t know presidents could legally overturn the results of our elections. I suppose what Jon Voight is calling for here is the illegal overturning of the NYC mayoral election.  Trump is no stranger to things like having his people …

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It’s good to see that the world hasn’t given up on overturning the “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision that provides corporations the same free speech rights as people, enabling them to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections. …

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Here are the highlights of a presentation Chevron’s CEO gave recently. There was a day not too long ago when such a speech would have contained numerous promises regarding biofuels, environmental sustainability, and so on.  None of that now. In …

Chevron Looks Forward Read More »

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American presidents used to befriend our allies.  That was before the guy we elected someone with questionable allegiance to our nation.

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Truck drivers are scrutinized far more closely by the 1.2 million fulltime state and local law enforcement personnel and DMV weigh stations than drivers of passenger cars.  Given that, what’s the average lifespan of an unlicensed truck driver, before he’s …

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The last two popes have brought a wonderful array of humanitarian values to Catholicism, but as shown at left, some church officials are not completely on board. Here’s a question, even if you accept the dubious claim that the LGBTQ …

The Catholic Church Is Making Progress, But It’s Not Instantaneous Read More »

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The only problem that Miller may face here is that the U.S. Constitution expressly says that the census must count every living human being, regardless of their status as citizens. Are you saying that the Founding Fathers intended that one …

Stephen Miller Vs. the U.S. Constitution Read More »

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Trump seems to want to drive every decent human being away from him. Maybe he actually is losing his mind.

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Here’s a short video on a concept I found interesting. Is there a future for autonomous farming vehicles? Obviously. In the earliest days of human civilization, the power that we put into farming came from our own bodies and the chemical …

Autonomous Farming Vehicles Read More »

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There has to be a limit to our country’s appetite for Trump’s small, narrow-minded, and mean-spirited nature.

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