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America at Two-Fitty

This article anticipates our nation’s quarter-millennial birthday next year. Will the U.S.A. be happy and healthy on its 250th? ...

05 May, 2025 / 10 Comments

6 Short Tales from My Campaign Trails

If nothing else, running for Congress gives even a losing candidate plenty of stories to tell. ...

28 April, 2025 / 12 Comments

Trump’s First Quarter Grades

You will see many media evaluations of “The First 100 Days” of President Trump’s second term. This post is my own report card on his first quarter....

21 April, 2025 / 11 Comments

The Price of Eggs, Eggcetera

A look at monthly egg prices reminds us to revisit Donald Trump’s promise to “Make America Affordable Again.” ...

14 April, 2025 / 7 Comments

The World Tilts to the Right

It would do U.S. residents good to increase our knowledge of foreign trends, especially as they relate to politics around Europe ...

07 April, 2025 / 4 Comments

King Donald = Donald King?

President Trump has indicated a desire to be King of America. This post provides a comparative analysis of our would-be emporer....

23 March, 2025 / 15 Comments

The Gulf of America

I don’t believe either "The Gulf of Mexico" or "The Gulf of America" names the stormy abyss from which our nation most faces disaster. ...

17 March, 2025 / 9 Comments

Tariff Man

President Trump believes his political projectile is powered by tariffs, and he won’t let go. This post launches a discussion of the Trump tariffs. ...

11 March, 2025 / 4 Comments