In the NFL, the day after a full slate of games is what we like to call “Over-reaction Monday”. If your team wins, the talking heads on sports radio and TV are debating which jersey color they should wear in the Super Bowl–because it is clear that no one is going to beat them the…… READ MORE
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No Way To Elect a Leader
The 2016 Presidential election “gets real” tonight with the long-awaited Iowa Caucuses. But instead of witnessing a great event of small “d” democracy–we are instead reminded why this is no way to elect a President. The Iowa Caucus is an archaic form of delegate selection that harkens back to the days when party bosses ruled…… READ MORE
It’s All In How You Take It
Earlier this week, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres spoke with the Tennessee couple that won a share of the record Powerball jackpot earlier this month. They told her of the “tubs of mail” they now get on a daily basis from people asking them for money–to which Ellen responded: “It’s really a shame and I…… READ MORE
What Lies Inside
The greatest disservice that parents–and for that matter, all adults–do to kids today is to underestimate their abilities. The belief is that if a child has to endure the slightest bit of teasing that they will be left emotionally scarred forever. That if they aren’t enrolled in some sort of educational program by the time…… READ MORE
Playing To His Base
Just when you thought the circus that is the Republican Presidential campaign couldn’t get any more outrageous, the Head Clown–Donald Trump–is taking it to a new level by threatening to boycott Thursday’s debate hosted by Fox News Channel. Trump is threatening to sit out because he thinks moderator Megyn Kelly was “mean to him” when…… READ MORE
A Jury of My Non-Peers
If I ever commit a murder or other heinous crime, I hope my jury is filled with the people who are demanding “justice” for Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. I want people who come to the courthouse with a pre-conceived notion that law enforcement and prosecutors are crooked and put huge amounts of time and…… READ MORE
Quid Pro Quo
In his stump speech, Senator Bernie Sanders compares his “free college for all” proposal to the GI Bill. Sanders points out that the huge influx of college educated men and women in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s spurred the unprecedented economic growth of the country in the decades that followed. And while he is…… READ MORE
It’s All Going According To Plan
The latest sign that the Affordable Care Act “isn’t working” came this week when UnitedHealth announced that it had lost $720-MILLION on plans sold in the Federal and state exchanges. The numbers justified UnitedHealth’s decision to scale back the plans it was offering in the exchanges for 2016–which drew considerable criticism late last year. UnitedHealth…… READ MORE
Hollywood’s Most “Progressive” Filmmaker
Hollywood is up in arms this month after all of the major acting nominee for this year’s Oscars are all white. It’s actually the second year in a row that no minorities were nominated–leading to the Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trending for much of the week. It has also led to a boycott of the Oscars…… READ MORE
Is That Doe In Heat or Desperation?
I always like to chide Liberals for their efforts to preserve archaic public entities like streetcars and the Postal Service–but Conservatives here in Wisconsin are guilty of that as well. Consider the ever-increasing desperation they are acting with in trying to save hunting from becoming a niche activity. It is no secret that fewer…… READ MORE
