Category Archives: Politics and Society

Evel Knievel died last Friday.  He’s being memorialized on my birthday. What kind of a world are we bequeathing to the next generation?  A world without Evel Knievel, Ronald Reagan, Shelby Foote, Richard Pryor, Milton Berle; the list goes on … Continue reading →

I want Election Day to be a mandatory day off work.  I want us to go back to the bad old days where votes were bought with whiskey and voters were intimidated by roving gangs of partisan roughnecks.  I want … Continue reading →

Finally, the Pope begins to live up to his name and takes steps to restore the Church to its former glory. I hoped when Benedict XVI was elected that he meant to make the Church somewhat more rule bound than … Continue reading →

Here’s the important part of the State of the Union address, edited for clarity: “. . . my fellow citizens . . . the State of our Union is [a mess].” That, at least, would be an honest appraisal of … Continue reading →

Well kiddies, what did we learn from the President’s speech? Democrats don’t just hate Americans. They hate everybody. They hate Iraqis so much that they don’t even believe they might want a better life – even if they need help … Continue reading →