Author: craigshields

There is a beauty to the piece of art here that pierces straight to our hearts. The sad part of it, however, is that essentially regardless of your religion, or lack thereof, you really don’t believe that such a thing …

I’m Somebody, and So Are You Read More »

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Here’s an observation that American author Fran Lebowitz made recently about the support for Trump. This, btw, is my response to the huge number of people who say, “I can’t understand why any woman would vote for Trump.” It’s simple.  …

Understanding the Trump Mystique Read More »

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From the New York Times: Noting that Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, and Dr. Deborah L. Birx, his administration’s top coronavirus coordinator, have high approval ratings even as his own have sagged, Mr. Trump added, …

‘Nobody Likes Me,’ Trump Complains, Renewing Defense of Dubious Science Read More »

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I’m old enough to remember when being the butt of ridicule by all American voters whose IQ is over 80 was a bad thing for a presidential candidate. But is that the case today? I suppose we’ll see.

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Pictured here is a cemetery in northwestern Canada whose grave markers were anchored in ice thought at the time to be permanent, now melting rapidly. From The Guardian:

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It’s easy to see how a fracas likes this starts (see video below). A woman is being roughed up by a cop, and a guy, infuriated beyond his control, body-checks the cop into the next zip code. When my son …

Cops Manhandling Women Is a Terrible Idea Read More »

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From the Washington Post: According to the Mayo Clinic, endometriosis is “an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of [the] uterus — the endometrium — grows outside [the] uterus.”  

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For anyone who thinks Trump is being taken down by Fake News outlets or the Deep State, here’s a shocking video featuring a South Carolina college student, very much involved in Republican politics since he was 14 years old, who …

Here’s What’s Taking Trump Down: Hint–It’s Not the Fake News or the Deep State Read More »

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When Lincoln was shot in 1865, it took two weeks before the people in London and Paris learned what had happened. When Krakatoa erupted just 18 years later, people all over the world knew about it within minutes. The difference, …

Solar Power and AI will Enable the First Self-Piloted Crossing of The Atlantic, But What Exactly Is the Point? Read More »

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Things started heating up on the streets of Portland a few days ago, where heavily armed and unidentified federal troops clashed with protesters in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, much to the chagrin of essentially everyone concerned.  Of …

Portland Oregon’s “Wall of Moms” Read More »

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