If you think this guy should have been tapped to be attorney general, our nation’s highest law enforcement official, you have the moral sensibilities required to be a member of the MAGA crowd.
Author: craigshields
Quick Post on the Second Law of Thermodynamics
I had a physics professor in college who told our class, “When most people go to Germany they tend to take river cruises and drink white wine. Physicists visit Boltzmann’s grave.” I hadn’t thought about this statement in a very …
Is What Our Kids Are Learning a Secret?
Is someone trying to tell me that parents are prevented from knowing what their children are being taught in school? Ridiculous. Both my kids went through the local public high school, and I became thoroughly familiar with the curriculum by …
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Why the Condemnation of Musk Isn’t More Intense
What this gentleman needs to understand is that: 1) The MAGA crowd / Trump base is overtly racist; they openly applaud garbage like this. and 2) The rest of us are overwhelmed by the torrent of outrageous behavior from Trump …
Yes, Our Leaders Should Believe in Science, But That’s Irrelevant
It would be great if we could pull off what Harrison Ford is suggesting i.e., that our leaders believe in science and create policy that is informed accordingly. The problem is that our elections here in the United States are …
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Studying Math
The drawing here reminds me of a kid I tutored who introduced himself as follows, “Hi, Mr. Shields. I’m Andy. I hate math and it hates me.” Of course, I chuckled amiably and tried to reassure him that we were …
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What Trump Is Thinking in His Cabinet Choices
I could be wrong, but I believe that Trump has made at least some of his picks simply to create outrage. Attorney General? How about an alleged statutory rapist and sex trafficker? Couldn’t get any more insane than that, right? …
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The Word “Very”
A reader asks: We seem to overuse the word “very.” Can you comment on that? Sure. Excellent point. It’s because most people’s vocabularies are limited and they’re too lazy to look for the proper word. For most adjectives, say “large,” …
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Would You Rather ….. ?
The problem is that it doesn’t matter what you would rather have. Because of things like the U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United, the most powerful entities in this nation can spend as much as they wish influencing our elections.
Creating Enmity in Our Communities
Is the fast-food franchisee here improving his relationship with his community / customer base with this sign? If I were writing it, the sign would read, “Wednesday Night Running Group: Please feel free to use our bathrooms. At Chipotle, we …
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