Archives for 2025

In lieu of an article, I present pure politics. I’ve been stuck on writing some thoughts but in the meantime, a lot of important things are going on in the political scene. These short takes seem to have a consistent thread. Any one part could be considered as disposable as a used tissue given how […]

This, a brief take on the budget impasse, but mainly about Chuck Schumer. It’s time for him to go. I know that there is no real or realistic scenario where he really could be kicked out of office or at least as minority leader in the Senate, but he could theoretically do so himself, nevertheless, […]

As I write this, the continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open for the next seven weeks while various appropriations are worked out, is now in a stall, day three of the shutdown. Commenting on the money matters of the federal government is something I never do as even the peripheral details are beyond […]

Arising out of a conversation this week, I encountered a need to rehearse my impression of, What is MAGA? Concurrent with this, another topic keeps arising, particularly after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, that of ‘Christian Nationalism’. A great many potential readers would likely regard themselves as experts on both of these topics and in […]

According to the American left, its far worse to lose your free TV soap box than to be gunned down in cold blood in front of your wife and small kids. This is the lesson learned in the latter half of this week. What follows here are just short takes on various aspects of the […]

What makes some murders more grievous to understand and grasp than others by measures of magnitudes? Here are some examples; when the victims are children, like a school shooting. When that same event is amplified by the knowledge that the children were praying. Perhaps when an innocent vulnerable young lady is ruthlessly murdered on a […]