Author: craigshields

While no one knows precisely what will happen to public spending if Trump is re-elected, a few things seem clear from what has been  said aloud:  the termination of the ACA, aka Obamacare, meaning the end of healthcare for people …

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The millions of people who watched the fourth game of U.S. baseball’s World Series saw this play (below), in which a fan interfered with the play of Los Angeles Dodgers right-fielder Mookie Betts.  If you watch the clip, you may …

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It may be impossible to put the toothpaste back into the tube when it comes to Americans’ sensibilities to non-whites. Maybe it’s time to admit this, and move on as a nation we acknowledge to be filled with hatred and …

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If you’re looking for reassurance that Americans are faring decently with their degraded education standards, the meme here is not for you.  The consumption of grass by cows is not bad for the planet, but the destruction of the rainforests …

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Here’s a chain of comments from fellow alumni and me at Trinity College in Hartford, CT on the subject of Tucker Carlson, who (regrettably) also graduated from the institution: Alumnus #1: Not another dime until Trinity disavows Tucker. Alumnus #2: …

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The meme here caught me by surprise, because my kids had different aspirations.  One wanted to pick fruits and vegetables 12 hours a day, and the other had his heart set on washing and/or bussing dirty dishes in a restaurant.

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I had a conversation with a senior hospital administrator the other day, and the subject of universal healthcare came up.  I mentioned that the United States is the only country in the developed world that doesn’t offer this to its …

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As former Labor Secretary Robert Reich puts it, “Remember, Trump is not running for president as much as he’s running from the law.” It;s impossible to list all the terrible consequences of a second term for Donald Trump, but one …

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As suggested by the highway billboard here, Trump is not at all well, and that’s true across several different dimensions. For one, he babbles incoherently; we can see his diminished capacity to hold a thought. Perhaps worse, however, is that …

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It seems that not a single day passes in which the United States doesn’t find a new and disgusting way to embarrass itself. Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, whose net worth is north of $200 billion, has shown our country, …

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