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In these tumultuous times, some respite from the daily barrage of news/fake news/corporate shilling and general BS is not only desired, but necessary. Yesterday being Fat Tuesday, the beginning of Mardi Gras, what better way- short of being in NOLA… more »

With the coal-in-the-stocking tax bill the Republican Congress and President Scrooge McTrump hung on Americans’ mantle the week before Christmas, governance-challenged Republicans finally got the legislative win they so desperately sought. Imagine that:… more »

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to reverse an Obama Administration policy that discouraged the Department of Justice from enforcing federal marijuana laws, especially in those states with some form of legal possession and use. Twenty-nine states… more »

...To restore public faith in the governing institutions of the nation. He might do this by releasing his tax returns as proof he is being truthful when he says the new tax law will not be a benefit to him. He might stop disparaging agencies such as the… more »

It appears the Republican Party- the Grand Old Party, the party of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt, the incubator of the original Progressive movement - is tacitly accepting that it is moving towards an inevitable disaster, a crash-and-burn finale resulting… more »

Last evening, the Princess and I journeyed across the Caloosahatchie River to Ft. Myers. Our destination was Society, a new restaurant, and we were going to watch our musician friend, Brian Markley, perform. As it turned out we had a very enjoyable… more »