No, I Will Not Try That or Even Go to Your Small Town
Both songs are about growing up, but one is gruff and to the point…and the other is about making your momma proud.
Category: Feature
Dropping the Atomic Bombs Was Good, Actually
The atomic bombs dropped on Japan are not only defensible, but actively good. The critics who ignore the historical record and embrace presentist analysis fail to deal in reality.
An Unforced Error in a Small Town
On the latest kerfuffles to erupt regards Jason Aldean’s country song, “Try That In a Small Town”
It’s Barbie’s World!
I love my Barbie dolls, but I still wasn’t really interested in the movie. But the hype finally got to me.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Nemesis System
I’ve been replaying Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War and I am, once again, taken with the Nemesis System they have.
Ten Things I Think After Watching Oppenheimer
Ten spoiler free things Andrew Donaldson thought on watching the latest Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer.
Thursday Throughput: Aspartame Edition
Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. FDA scientists do not have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the approved conditions.
Trump Is Back In The News In a YUGE Way
If more presidential power sounds horrifying to you, given what we know about Donald Trump’s penchant for abusing power, you’re not alone.
Trump Says He Is Target of Investigation, No, The Other One
Should this particular investigation wind up in indictments for Donald J. Trump it would be his third batch of them. That’s a lot of indicting…
What I’m Looking for in a 2024 Candidate
When it comes to considering my 2024 candidate options, there are going to be a few different factors and issues for me to consider.
Sunday Morning! King Lear by William Shakespeare
Returning to it after a few decades, I realize how nightmarish is Shakespeare’s vision of human frailty, madness, and tissue-thin political power.
The Disturbing New Labor Trend: Skilljacking
Workers are reportedly demanding more pay to match their increases in skills and experiences. Here’s why they may be making a mistake.
The First GOP Primary Poll That Matters (For Getting On Debate Stage)
Read it and weep, ye GOP primary candidates polling below “Someone Else,” “Undecided,” and “Would rather contract a gastrointestinal illness.
Transgender Treatments and Parental Rights
Freedom includes the liberty to make bad, stupid, and even harmful decisions. How far should parental rights be extended in this area?
How We Accidentally Enrolled in Medicaid and Faced Financial Ruin
How we ended up on Medicaid — and how it almost sent us to financial ruin.
Meetings, And The Pure, Clean, Unbridled Hatred Thereof
Meetings for the sake of having a meeting so the bosses can have a meeting about how many meetings they are having.
It’s HGTV’s Fault I Hate My Home, or Something
HGTV doesn’t make you insecure about your home any more than watching SVU makes you worry about getting arrested, unless you are projecting.
DeSantis is Fading
That’s been DeSantis’s key problem…Republican voters didn’t like DeSantis as either Trump Lite or Trump Ultra
Saturday Morning Gaming: Stone Age (the board game)
The general theme of the game is that you are a chieftain of a Stone Age tribe and your job is to make sure that your tribe gets the most points. Peacefully, I may add.
POETS Day! Robert Frost
The Modern movement was turning toward urban. Robert Frost’s pastoral New England was, and remained, a Romantic throwback despite Modern sensibilities.
