The Fabric of Society Suffers Another Blow
Joann’s bankruptcy is both a casualty of a cultural shortcoming and a contributing cause of that shortcoming’s growth. It is a vicious circle.
John F. Di Leo
George Washington – Legislator
The great George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732, and served about seventeen years as a delegate in the Virginia colony’s House of Burgesses. He is remembered for many other things as well. The Father of his Country was known as a successful merchant, farmer, and horticulturalist, a prominent frontier …
The Reindustrialization of America – and Its Most Stubborn Opposition
President Trump’s campaign to bring back serious manufacturing – light, heavy and in-between – has never been popular with the Left. I wonder why.
Optional Buyouts and Rolling the Dice
We can learn a great deal about the modern United States from the opening battles of President Trump’s second term. One of the most interesting is the buyout offer for federal employees.
Policy, Prosecutions, and the Biden-Harris Regime
The old rule about not criminalizing policy can’t apply when it’s not about policy but actual, outright criminality.
OPINION: An Evening Crash and a Valuable Lesson
Last Wednesday evening, January 29, a terrible mid-air collision occurred at Reagan National Airport, as a small regional jet and a military helicopter collided upon approach, presumably killing all passengers and crew aboard both. It is, of course, a horrific tragedy for all involved, and for their friends and relatives, now devastated by this unexpected …
Criminal Gatecrashers and Misplaced Tears
The politicians, presstitutes and pop culture princesses are sobbing for the cameras this week, in their attempts to rally opposition to the Trump Administration’s efforts to round up the worst of the illegal aliens and deport them.
Tax Dollars Chasing a Fantasy
In an attempt to shame and insult the people who were revealing unsavory stories about Bill Clinton a generation ago, Democrat campaign consultant James Carville famously said “Drag a hundred dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you’ll find.” Charming, isn’t it, learning how the Democrats really feel about the American public. …
Waving Farewell to the Bad Nanny State
As President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance took their oaths of office on January 20, they represented a sharp turn for the government of the United States.
The Departing Joe Biden and his Real Base
During his four years as pretender to the presidency, Joe Biden has pardoned or otherwise lessened the sentences of over 10,000 people.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 146: Ballots, Lawnmowers, and Sopa Campesina
In today’s episode from the first year of his regime, the old man learns about holidays and regulations, and the truth about California.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 145: A Trip to Chicago, and Wild Mushroom and Onion Soup
In today’s episode from the first year of his regime, the old man visits a one-party town in this alternate universe that looks an awful lot like Chicago…
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 144: Nukes and Numbers and Soupe de Poisson a la Rouille
In today’s episode from the first year of his regime, the old man is called out on his staff’s sharing of confidential information.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 143: Mittens and Jobs and Sunchoke and Leek Soup
In today’s episode from the first year of his regime, the old man is in Michigan, on an overnight trip pitching his regime’s latest bill to friendly audiences.
A 1400-Year-Old Enemy Kills Again
Late at night, during New Year’s Eve celebrations in New Orleans, an islamofascist mass murderer drove into a crowd, mowing down as many innocent revelers as he could, then got out and started shooting.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 142: Masks, Mandates, Artists, and Artsoppa
In today’s episode from the first year of his regime, the new soup aide tries to answer the old man’s disjointed questions about Sweden.
Jimmy Carter, Fact and Fiction
it wasn’t surprising, on Sunday, December 29, when former President Jimmy Carter died, that all the news reports hit the internet within minutes. They’d been written decades ago; all the reporters needed to do was blow the dust off this pre-written copy.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 141: Pilot Programs, Road Use Taxes, and Knoephla 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 …
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 140: Free College and Norwegian Fish Soup
In today’s episode from the first year of his regime, a young boy saving up for college brings the old man his soup.
What A Difference Does A Day Make?
In recent years, there has been a good deal of exposition – particularly on social media – taking issue with the date on which we celebrate Christmas.