THE WAR ON COLD MEDICINE ISN'T WORKING March 2011Much of the success of American law enforcement can be traced to this important reality: Criminals tend to be stupid....
BANK ROBBERS ON THE LOOSE March 2011The popular perception is that bank robbers wear ski masks when doing their jobs, but a lot of modern-day bank...
DO CONGRESSIONAL MILLIONAIRES REPRESENT YOU? March 2011Change is not the same thing as progress. In fact, change can be the exact opposite. It can be regressive,...
DOWNWARD MOBILITY IN A RISING ECONOMY March 2011At last, some uplifting economic news – a sign that the economy is really starting to hum again! Forbes magazine...
DON'T MESS WITH LIBRARIANS March 2011Public libraries are among the most respected institutions in our society. Beloved even. So why does Rupert Murdoch think he...
NEWT FAKES IT March 2011At last, Newt Gingrich has come bucking out of the presidential chute, shouting “Yippie-ty-yi-yo, Here I go!” On March 3,...
HOW TO HATE "ILLEGALS" AND HAVE THEM TOO March 2011Every state legislature has its share of incompetent, insensitive, and often incomprehensible goobers sitting in seats of power. Sometimes you...
FROM DEMOCRACY TO PLUTOCRACY March 2011In American politics, the past not only sticks with us, but it often provides the best definition of what’s going...
AMERICA'S TRUE CRISIS March 2011The greatest problem our nation faces can be summed up in one word: leadership. Okay, make that three words: lack...
RESTRAINING WALL STREET WITH A VELVET HARNESS March 2011No doubt you will be as pleased as I was to learn that the Securities and Exchange Commission is cracking...
PERRY'S "TEXANITY" EXPLAINED March 2011Occasionally, we Texans have a responsibility explain our Texanity to befuddled out-of-staters. For example, you might’ve heard about Gov. Rick...
CONGRESSIONAL LOOTERS March 2011Beware – laissez-faire ideological loonies are loose in Washington! They’re waving machetes, toting sledgehammers, and going right for your Social...
GOVERNOR WALKER GOT STUNG March 2011The most revealing comments by politicians are rarely revealed. This is because they’re made in unrecorded conversations, when politicos let...
SHRINKING GOVERNMENT TO SERVE CORPORATIONS March 2011In assessing today’s politics and public policy, it’s always helpful to reflect back on previous experiences in our nation’s long...
THE CORPORATE/GOP ATTACK ON AMERICA'S MIDDLE CLASS March 2011Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s autocratic attempt to abrogate the democratic right of public employees to bargain with their governmental bosses...
SMOKERS: PERSONA NON HIREABLE March 2011Okay, here I go. With all of the giant problems on our small globe, I shouldn’t ricochet off on the...
PLENTY OF AMERICAN JOBS – BUT NOT IN AMERICA March 2011By gollies, America is still an exporting powerhouse. In fact, our corporate chieftains have made us number one in exporting...
SNORTING 100% PURE CORPORATE HALLUCINOGENS March 2011Scott Walker is a Kochhead – one of several super-ambitious right-wing politicos who can’t get enough of the laissez-fairyland hallucinogens...
CORPORATE LAWSUIT ABUSE March 2011Dan Snyder is stamping his tiny little feet and having a screaming tantrum! That’s unpleasant to witness when a three-year-old...
SOMEONE CALL GOVERNOR WALKER! February 2011I wonder if Wisconsin’s GOP governor, Scott Walker, is aware that some lunatic is dressing up like him, issuing a...
The pathetic party of petulance and pettiness February 2011Okay, Barack Obama has not exactly turned out to be Mount Rushmore material, but – Good God! – the petulant...
OUT-OF-WHACK BUDGET WHACKERS February 2011Let’s play a game called “Washington Budget Whackers Go Wacky!” Unfortunately, though, it’s not a game. Ax-wielding Republicans and Democrats...
BILLIONAIRE BULLIES February 2011Not all of the bullies are in schoolyards these days – quite a few have graduated to the executive suites...
SURPRISE: GUESS WHO WANTS GUN CONTROL? February 2011Let’s take a little trip to Irony, Arizona. It’s not a town, but a concept, though the state’s political leaders...
CONGRESS' BUDGET-CUTTING IMMORALITY February 2011If President Obama had lunch with Republican leaders and kindly asked one of them to pass the salt, the whole...
