According to Google, the first recorded instance for this phrasing comes from Gabriel Manigault, who in his 1884 Political Creed…
Taking My Country Personally
The Public Thirst For Outrage
Media carries a lot of blame for the current state of social, legal and political turmoil in America. At least…
I Had a ‘Real World’ Experience Just This Morning
It was clearly outside the ‘academic world,’ which is the definition of ‘real world,’ as I am not an academic…
A New Wyoming Strategy: Buy Our Coal Or Else We’ll Sue Ya
Sometimes I just have to maintain a very active sense of humor to keep up with Republican governors. The sun…
Stephen Collinson, Trump’s Inside Man at CNN
Seldom do I write two columns on the same theme, but CNN has offered up consecutive pieces by Stephen Collinson…
The Biggest American Swindle Ever Pulled Off
Somebody close down the Pentagon before it flushes America into the Potomac River. We can’t afford a Green New Deal…
Israel—America’s Middle East Pain In the Ass
I understand the Holocaust. I was ten years old, sitting in a movie-theater with my family when Dachau was…
Professional Golf Loses All Perspective in a Panic Move
There’s nothing surer, the rich get rich and the poor get poorer. At least in professional golf. The PGA stubs…
Agreeing With Microsoft’s Services Agreement–Under Duress
Duress is exactly the right word, defined as “compulsory force or threat.” The compulsory part is I must agree by…
If You Lie Down With Dogs, You Get Fleas
That’s an old adage, attributed to actress Jean Harlow, but what makes adages old is their truths. And the truth…