Author: craigshields

Gotta like this guy’s style.  Not only is he on the right side of the issues, but he hasn’t given up.

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From a reader:  (Below) is the type of crap (Trump) pulls and they actually believe him. We’ve learned that the person involved in the tragedy in New Orleans was a U.S citizen radicalized by ISIS. Does this not infuriate you? …

Trump’s Supporters Don’t Care If He Lies Read More »

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Love this bumper sticker. Yes, it’s an embarrassment.

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The reader who sent the meme here nailed it. The last half century, in particular the last decade, has seen a dramatic reduction in the number of Americans who live humanitarian lives of kindness, compassion, and intelligence. A good example …

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This week’s “TED Radio Hour” on National Public Radio is called “Paradise Lost–and Found,” and, as the title suggests, it’s about the things in our lives that make us happy. Below is a talk given by Ramón Méndez Galain who …

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Congrats to the author of the cartoon, for this clever adaptation of a scene from the film Forest Gump. Most people don’t believe in the antichrist, but even progressive atheists acknowledge that Trump has done a great deal of damage …

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It appears that Plato would have taken a rather dim view of what we’re doing here in the United States. There is no doubt that American education is in decline, but there is a lively debate as to why that …

Plato on Education Read More »

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Is this a good idea for Republicans?  Insofar as they won the 2024 by a slim 1.5%, should they jettison the MAGA base (assuming that there is a practical way to accomplish that)? Imagine a Republican party that had found …

Does the Republican Party Really Want to Rid Itself of “Contemptible Fools?” Read More »

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From Neil deGrasse Tyson: Born a year after Edwin Hubble discovered that our Milky Way galaxy was just one of countless other galaxies that populate the universe. Smart, kind, and gentle. Not sure if they make ’em like that anymore.  RIP …

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Jimmy Carter Read More »

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“Bifurcate” means to split into two branches, so “bifurcate in two directions” redundant. Of course, that is a trivial criticism. Here’s a more important one: Musk wants us to believe that migrating the human race into space, with all its …

The Future of Humanity Read More »

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