Author: craigshields

If I were to name one aspect of Tim Snyder’s uniqueness as a historian, it’s his capacity to take his tremendous intellect and make it accessible to the average person. And of course, at this point in U.S., history, this …

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What turn-of-the-20th-Century political figure Eugene V. Debs said here is correct, but never in U.S., history has this nation come so close to radically transforming itself and our society according to extremist right-wing values. Via the theft that followed the …

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Re: the meme here, I highly doubt it.  In fact, Project 2025 looks like the present-day Republicans’ dream. From its Wikipedia page: Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project, is a collection of conservative and right-wing policy proposals from the Heritage Foundation to reshape the United …

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Anything for money. Last week it was bulls**t food supplements, and now this. The Believers’ Summit is an event for believers to rise in unity and biblical truth with an unshakeable faith. We are committed to empowering attendees with practical …

What’s Right-Wing Talk-Show Host and Huckster Charlie Kirk Selling This Week? Read More »

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Here’s yet one more cartoon making the point that any woman who votes for Trump has a serious misunderstanding of the importance of her hard-won rights–which are rapidly going down in flames.

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Here’s another product targeted specifically to the anti-woke movement, which, in the U.S., is largely found in the Deep South and rural, poorly educated parts of the rest of the country.  They advertise: Jeremy’s Razors isn’t for liberal white women. …

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At left is a reminder of the heights that humankind can reach.  Sure, we have our ignorant, hateful slobs, but we have our loving and super-capable heroes as well.

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I met a middle-aged couple from Denmark yesterday, and I had the opportunity to ask them about their country’s perennial standing in the top five of the World Happiness Rankings. Me: Why do you think this is the case? The …

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When this guy says, “Change my mind,” the response of most of us is: Why? There’s a popular meme circulating that implores Christians to learn how to deal with atheists.  Again: Why? The 8.1 billion inhabitants of this planet are …

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I would add: Carbon dating has been used since the late 1940s to establish how long ago a member of a certain species lived and died. and There are trees living today that are far older than 4000 years. I …

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