As I take keyboard in hand today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives are “chatting” about the proposed $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill. In a shocking early development, there seem to be some discrepancies between how Republicans view the bill and how Democrats look at it. For one thing, the Ds are referring to the [...]

What do you suppose would happen if we all stopped watching and reading the news? No more cable TV shows or mainstream media, no more newspapers (well, except maybe for the sports and comics), no more talk radio. I don’t mean indefinitely, but maybe just for a long weekend, or perhaps even more than that. [...]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The U.S. Senate is in session for the express purpose of trying Donald Trump after he was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives. There is one big difference this time, of course. Last year, he was President Trump. This go-’round he’s simply Citizen Trump. That fact [...]

Now that we’re starting our second year of Covid culture and there’s a new sheriff in Washington, I’ve been making some observations as I navigate my way through the new normal. One thing I’ve noticed is this: The ubiquitous blue masks have become the biggest pieces of litter beside roads and in parking lots everywhere. [...]