The Plain of Weehawken, and the Loss of a Hero

Reflections on the anniversary of America’s most tragic duel… Early in the morning of July 11, 1804, the Vice President and the former Secretary of the Treasury stood on the Plain of Weehawken – a wild land in New Jersey, where the laws were different from civilized New York, across the water – and they …

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Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol II – Episode 90: Games, Iran, and Ash-e-Reshteh Soup

Political Satire:  Having trouble surviving these times?  You’re not alone.  Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the …

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Democrats Exposed; Biden Can No Longer Be Passed Off as Competent

By John F. Di Leo It is possible – not certain, but possible – that after this disastrous Presidential debate, the Democrats may get the old crook to withdraw from the race. I doubt it, but they might. And if that happens, and they go through the incredibly difficult process of coming to agreement on …

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Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol II – Episode 80: Saxons, Normans, and Towers, and Leek & Stilton Soup

Political Satire:  Having trouble surviving these times?  You’re not alone.  Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the …

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