Hot Wash

Hot Wash

Donald Trump just won one of the most consequential elections of all time. What he does next will determine if he can fix the systemic issues that have dogged our country for the last fifty years. A hotwash is the immediate “after-action” discussions and...
The Predicate

The Predicate

The average human lives about 76 years, down a bit from the past primarily due to stupid choices, like too many people taking illicit drugs, engaging in dangerous behaviors, or even being a gangbanger; in essence, Walking Around While Stupid (DWS) contributes mightily...
Cassandra Is Probably Right

Cassandra Is Probably Right

The Greek Priestess Cassandra’s name is employed as a rhetorical device to indicate a person whose accurate prophecies, generally of impending disaster, are not believed. Please take a moment to amalgamate all the potential disasters we face, either downplayed...
The Cattle Chute Theory

The Cattle Chute Theory

Not even Fox can cover every evil scheme the other side undertakes. Government at all levels was never designed to be flexible, compassionate, or efficient. The futility of “Fighting City Hall” is widely understood, along with a similar line we all laugh...
Featherbedding—What’s Old Is New Again

Featherbedding—What’s Old Is New Again

With the Labor Participation Rate near its lowest point of all time (outside of Covid) at 62.7%, too few of us work today; therefore, we should all be friends of Labor.  My hat’s off to any union member, non-union worker, or sole proprietor who gets up each...
To Kill a Snake

To Kill a Snake

You are home among friends when you hear a very annoyed rattlesnake. You have a shovel in your hands; what do you do? Do you hit its tail hoping it will scare it off, run away, or sever its head and end the threat? The simple answer, in this case, is what Israel did...