In what little spare time I have, I like watching shows and reading about history. Of particular interest to me are the wars involving the United States over the years and the strategies that were employed–both successful and those that were failures. Documentarians and historians have had plenty of material to work with in chronicling…… READ MORE
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So Who Has to be Tolerant Here?
It was a Twitter headline that I just had to tap: “Neighbors Complain Madison BBQ Joint Smells Like Meat”. It led me to a Capitol Times article detailing a battle between people living in the Williamson Street neighborhood and a restaurant that serves “real” barbecue. For those who aren’t familiar with what the locals…… READ MORE
It Will Never Be the Same
The Chicago Cubs are poised to end the longest championship drought in major US sports history this week. After capturing their first National League pennant since 1945 (when most quality major leaguers were off fighting World War II) the Cubs will try to win their first World Series since 1908 (when the legendary, Tinkers to…… READ MORE
Rout Night
Tonight is the first night of the WIAA High School Football Playoffs. It is also the worst night of High School Football of the year. There will be more blowouts, routs and running clocks in the second half than in any other week of the year. You know why? Because about 3/4’s of the WIAA…… READ MORE
Vote Now! Before You Lose All Hope
Later today, I will be heading down to Oshkosh City Hall to cast an in-person absentee ballot. When you work in the media, Election Day is incredibly long and hectic–so spending up to an hour in line to vote can be almost next to impossible. Voting early eases some of the stress of that day. …… READ MORE
The Next Nixon
Sometimes I have to remind myself that this isn’t 1968–since it appears that we are electing the Next Richard Nixon. If you think that I am talking about Hillary Clinton–you would be correct. And if you think that I am referring to Donald Trump–you too would be correct. For those of you who took…… READ MORE
The Effect of Dangerous Rhetoric
Rhetoric is a staple of political campaigning. Convincing people that you stand for something that you don’t actually believe yourself is an art form. But this year’s election cycle features more dangerous rhetoric than I can ever remember–and the effect of all of that dangerous rhetoric is starting to come home to roost. In…… READ MORE
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
During her time as First Lady, Hillary Clinton wrote a book called It Takes a Village. The title came from what she claimed was an “African saying” that “it takes a village to raise a child” (which no one has actually been able to verify). In the book she espoused the liberal belief that children…… READ MORE
The Forbidden Fruit
Nothing captures the absurdity of the 2016 Presidential election like the WikiLeaks scandal. The so-called “freedom of information” website is releasing a series of purported emails from the chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign this month–and they include information you would expect: the Clinton campaign worked with the Democratic National Committee to torpedo Bernie Sanders’ campaign, Clinton…… READ MORE
It’s Too Late Now
My lovely wife was really worked up about the Presidential election last night. She is exasperated that these are the only two people we have to choose from–and she is frustrated that regardless of who wins–we as a country end up losing. I told her that she should have been this fired up about politics…… READ MORE
