Sex, Lies and Ethnicity – the Candidacy of Kamala Harris
Year after year, we are told that we should elect a president who is of this or that demographic group.
John F. Di Leo
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 124: Illegal Aliens and Louisiana Alligator Creole Stew
In today’s episode from the late summer of his first year in office, President Buckstop’s soup aide, Russell Rhoades, discusses the dangers of the south and southeast with the old man:
The Economy and the Election – With Just Days to Go
A century ago, relatively few Americans had investments. The stock market was for the rich – or so we thought.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 123: Israel, Prime Ministers, and Mallow Soup
In today’s episode from the late summer of his first year in office, President Buckstop’s soup aide, Russell Rhoades, tries (without much success) to discuss the Middle East.
Election Fraud and the Programmable Screen
Many still assume that there is only one kind of vote fraud: a bunch of crooked poll workers filling out ballots in the names of dead people. Not so.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 122 – Renters, Landlords, Evictions, and Lasagne-Style Soup with Italian Sausage
In today’s episode from the late summer of his first year in office, President Buckstop’s soup aide, Russell Rhoades, tries to get the old man to understand the damage done by the CDC’s moratorium on evictions
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 121: Aliens, Immigrants, Borders, and Mexican Meatball Soup
In today’s episode from the late summer of his first year in office, President Buckstop’s soup aide, Russell Rhoades, tries to get the old man to discuss illegal immigration.
If the Dow Keeps Climbing, Things MUST Be Okay! Right?
Frankly, the stock market has roughly held even with inflation since Jan 20, 2021. It hasn’t really grown, it’s been flat, by expanding in ever-more-worthless currency.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 120: Singapore Travel, Vice Presidents, and Soup Kambing
In today’s episode from the late summer of his first year in office, President Buckstop’s soup aide, Russell Rhoades, gets the old man to spill the beans about his runningmate’s latest overseas trip.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 119: Extensive Vacations and Singapore Laksa and Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup
In today’s episode from the late summer of his first year in office, President Buckstop’s soup aide, Russell Rhoades, tries to understand the nature of this new president’s seemingly contradictory published schedule.
Christopher Columbus – Ambassador of Western Civilization
On October 12, 1492, the Genoan navigator Crisforo Colombo first reached land in the Western Hemisphere.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 118: Vice Presidents, Business Travel, and Lazy Man’s Crab Cioppino
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 …
Learning the Lessons of a Devastating Hurricane
From a public policy perspective, the most effective time to begin addressing lessons learned….is during the event. The horrible destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene is a perfect, tragic example, and it is front-of-mind right now.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 117: Vice Presidents in Hiding, and Mannish Water Soup
In today’s episode, President Buckstop’s soup aide inquires as to why the old man’s runningmate has been hiding her face lately…
October 7 – When the Enemy Showed Its True Colors
On October 7, 2023, the Iranian mullahs’ instruments in the Gaza Strip, known as Hamas, carried out a vicious attack on the people of Israel.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 116: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Chicken Pot Pie Soup
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 events of the day as he prepares to receive his nightly meds
Major John Andre and the Border Patrol
on October 2, 1780, Major John Andre, age 30, was hanged as a spy at Tappan, New York, mere days after being captured for the incident that has ever since been the primary example of treason in the American mind. But the story of John Andre isn’t the lesson for us today.
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol III – Episode 115: Haiti and Earthquakes and Soup Joumou
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 events of the day as he prepares to receive his nightly meds…
Crime and Mathematics in Cook County
Often, the studies of crime center around statistics and graphs.
Israel, Lebanon, and the Questions of the Day
Please stop pleading for a ceasefire as if it was a simple barfight over some meaningless disagreement. This is existential, and Israel deserves the support of the world in defending itself from these demonic enemies.