Apparently, some people are unaware that U.S. foreign aid is focused on maintaining freedom and stability around the world.
Author: craigshields
Trump and Grocery Prices
Let’s face facts: Very few Trump supporters are going to throw tantrums when grocery prices fail to fall, or when any other campaign promise doesn’t come to fruition. That’s because the MAGA crowd loves Trump for his other “virtues,” e.g., …
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Woke
A reader by the name of Paul Maunder sent me this, and answers the question: “Thanks for the compliment.” Indeed, all decent people consider it a compliment to be thought of as “woke,” i.e., having a sensitive awareness of the …
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Our Secretary of Defense
As suggested at left, some of us are not too keen on what’s happening in Washington D.C. right now.
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Why Libertarianism Doesn’t Work
Earlier in my life I was a libertarian, a viewpoint that I maintained until I realized the truth in what Naomi Klein say at left. In the absence of government regulation, corporations, whose sole duty is to turn a profit …
American Oligarchy
There is no doubt that the United States is headed away from the most important experiment with democracy in the history of humankind, and its government of, by, and for the people. But what happens next? Does this country become …
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In America, Rule of Law Has Disintegrated
I would guess that the percentage of Americans who believe that our system of justice is broken runs north of 90%. But many people tie our system of justice to whatever political party happens to be in power at the …
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Trump Inauguration Is a Day of Mourning
I don’t own a black outfit, so I won’t be following along. But I truly understand the sentiment. A reader pointed out: “I won’t be watching someone swearing an oath he has no intention of upholding.”
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The Most Agonizing Part of American Life
Here’s something from a group called “Canadians Against Trump.” Perhaps the most painful aspect of life here in the United States is knowing that we had grossly overestimated the intelligence and decency of the typical American. It really does hurt.
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How Does Trump Remain Popular?
It’s true that the MAGA crowd is generally unintelligent, but the real common denominator of most Trump supporters is that lies and other “stupid stuff” are not deal-breakers. They love Trump’s strongman policies of racism, environmental deregulation, and anti-wokeism.
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