Getting a Dow jones
There’s a lefty meme going around suggesting everyone’s better off with a Democratic administration rather [...]
I’m one of Them
On the face of it, there’s nothing too surprising about an assassination attempt at former [...]
New improved post office, now with less mail!
Good news! Everyone knows the Postal Service is in trouble, but now we have strong [...]
Disaster preparedness
It is in times of great tragedy that the true strength of a nation is [...]
All this, and measles too
The arc of the moral universe is long, but, as you may have heard, it [...]
Early spring on a late planet
I love my classical radio station but I’m easily irked by some of the hosts. [...]
A new source of water to waste
We’re famous for our water here on Earth. We’re probably the envy of the solar [...]
Honey badger in a dress
This month’s entry for Speaker of the House is named Mike Johnson. He wasn’t easy [...]
Blessed are the ignorant, for they won’t see what’s coming
photo by Hagerty Ryan, USFWS The small dunes sagebrush lizard in Texas is [...]
Life in the handbasket
When you find yourself gazing into an ochre sky and feeling grateful that the wildfire [...]
Snowflakes in summer
October 15, 2008 I’m no legal whiz. So when it comes to the [...]
Santa, or Satan?
There’s really no excuse to dither about your vote, now that one party is pro-life [...]
The Republican plan for a safer America
To hear Republicans tell it, the cause of American gun violence is crazy people, and [...]
Staying asleep in Florida
Words change meaning over time. Take a word like “woke,” for instance. It’s been around [...]
Yes, they clucking did
I’ll admit it. I had just about despaired of any Republican acknowledging the climate crisis, [...]