Author: craigshields

If anything good comes from the Trump presidency, it’s very likely to be that nearly every American now follows current events, and politics in particular.  The sign in front of the Trinity Baptist Church shown here is evidence that many …

Very Few Apolitical Americans–Perhaps That’s a Good Thing Read More »

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I used to play softball with a guy who litigated large-scale torts, like airplane crashes due to negligence.  At a party one night, I suggested that jury awards were way out of proportion, and that this was driving up costs …

Litigation Ultimately Saves Lives Read More »

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“I love my dad and don’t want him to die,” said the Texas Republican Congressman’s indie musician daughter Caroline, before blaming the president for a lack of remorse. I hate to laugh at others’ misfortunes, especially when they’re potentially lethal, …

Stranger Than Fiction: Gohmert’s Daughter Bashes Trump over Dad’s COVID-19 Diagnosis Read More »

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Here’s a cool thing. She may be stuck at home in social isolation, but watch Buffy slay several different sorts of wasted energy within her own four walls.

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Question: What do these elements have in common: Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, zinc. Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance:  In a new report released today, A Toxic Relationship: Extreme Coastal Flooding & Superfund …

Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Environmental Toxicity and Flooding Read More »

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Here’s an article that begins: Objectivity in journalism has come to mean presenting both sides of an argument from a position of neutrality. But not every argument has two sides: some have more, and some statements should not be the …

Journalists and “Moral Clarity” Read More »

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There really are going to be quite a few heroes made before we get Trump behind us. The ironic part is that they’ve come places that progressives never could have possibly imagined: ExxonMobil, the FBI, and a slew of admirals …

Vindman’s Honesty Ended His Career, But He’s OK with That Read More »

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As I’ve mentioned, my mom is a life-long conservative Republican, and now in her elder years, unfortunately, a Fox News devotee.  Nonetheless, we have extremely civil and mutually respectful discussions on politics. One of her observations of me, is that, …

In Many Ways, It’s Good Versus Evil Read More »

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Well, that’s an interesting coincidence.  No incitement to violence reduces the level of violence to zero. As they say in song, who woulda thunk it?

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It’s hard to think of a single person in history who made a marked improvement in the lives of the common person who did so without irritating the living bejeesus out of the people in power at the time. From …

Please Agitate Here Read More »

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