“The Wreck of the Old Ninety-Seven” is a classic bluegrass song recounting a spectacular train crash in 1903, caused by... Read more...
Stuff happens, right? I mean, who could’ve thought that in these modern times of digital monitoring of everything, something as... Read more...
An old political saying notes that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to... Read more...
Big news from Congressional Republicans: After years of failing to unearth any proof that America’s elections are corrupted by flagrant... Read more...
High-dollar corporate executives and Wall Street bankers keep telling us that it’s lonely at the top. Well, they should try... Read more...
I don’t usually cover sob stories, but this one is so touching it might make you cry. Or throw up.... Read more...
Growing up, I absorbed a lot of values from my Ol’ Texas Daddy – a strong commitment to the Common... Read more...
Sometimes, little things can be a big deal. For example, in considering ways to help protect Mother Earth from global... Read more...
As many of its own members privately admit, Congress has become a pay-to-play lawmaking casino – closed to commoners, but... Read more...
Question: How many legs does a dog have if you count the tail as a leg? Answer: Four – calling... Read more...
Sometimes, stupid political ideas beget even stupider political tactics. For example, a faction of right-wing Republicans want to stop public... Read more...
Excuse me for using explicit language here, but it seems to me that today’s most vulgar expression of right-wing extremist... Read more...
There’s a new “ism” creeping into America’s vocabulary… and into our social order: Bossism. Being a boss can merely mean... Read more...
The craziest political word of the year is “woke,” as in “Don’t be woke!” It’s a command barked by far-right-wing... Read more...
Why, you might ask, is there so much labor activism these days? Right-wing Republicans claim it’s the work of union... Read more...
‘Tis the season of gift giving – including Time magazine handing out its somewhat pompous “Person of the Year” award.... Read more...
If you sometimes wonder whether Congress is obtuse, narcissistic, or just stupid, Sen. Joe Manchin is evidence that the answer... Read more...
Dick Tuck, a political prankster who made a satirical run for public office years ago, got less than 10 percent... Read more...
This country needs highway signs on every interstate to caution the public about an extreme danger that lies ahead –... Read more...
Here’s an interesting fact: Dinosaurs dominated Earth for 165 million years – and they assumed they always would. Which brings... Read more...
Breaking news: After years of failed Republican efforts to uncover any proof of widespread voter fraud by Democrats, Republican Governor... Read more...
This election year has added a new season to our country’s calendar: The silly season. Not silly as in fun... Read more...
America certainly has an abundance of food (even though many Americans do not), yet we face a momentous choice of... Read more...
Let’s talk Turkey! No, not the Butterball sitting in the Oval Office. I’m talking about the real thing, the big... Read more...
America’s political, corporate, and media establishments were cocksure about their prognostications that a powerful “red wave” was about to hit... Read more...