Rush Limbaugh Warned Us

In October 2020, just months prior to his death, Rush Limbaugh warned us that Democrats were done with elections. He said they no longer “believe they should have to persuade anybody to agree with them. … [T]here’s no question that they resent the electoral process.” What was happening at the time Limbaugh made these remarks? …

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As Matt Taibbi Testified About Weaponization of the Government, the IRS Made a Housecall

A funny thing happened while journalist Matt Taibbi was testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government in Washington, D.C., nearly three weeks ago. Agents from the Internal Revenue Service showed up at his New Jersey residence. Because Taibbi was not at home, they left a note on his door, asking …

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Lessons Not Learned: Iraq, Ukraine, and US Strategy

Lessons Not Learned: Ukraine, Iraq, and US Military Strategy The twentieth anniversary of the Iraq War arrived without fanfare in US political circles. It is not politically expedient to draw attention to the ambiguous-at-best results achieved there after the sacrifice of 4,500 US military personnel with many more wounded and suffering from psychological trauma, and …

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Reality In the Way…Again

I am neither a psychologist nor have had any education in that direction, but maybe that is a good thing.  Through over-analyzing anything, one can twist a simple problem into mental blankness and in the process, refuse to see reality.  Through many years of life’s experiences and using the rarest of rarities, common sense, I …

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Little America Has a Big Heart

Last night, my spouse called out to me to come upstairs from my basement lair and watch TV with her. Normally, that is a request I might normally have dodged, but since Marquette and Baylor had just destroyed my bracket, I decided to go see what cooking show, HGTV special, or “Housewives” episode had caught …

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Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXXX-It ain’t Bragg if you can do it.

Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXXX; It ain’t Bragg if you can do it. Last week, in Part LXXIX, we took a trip down Memory Lane to visit the train wreck at the regional bank. This week, we return to the present crises and turn our attention to a tireless defender of law and order. …

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Education Inflation

Like many people I am guilty of helping cause education inflation. I have looked to see what education a person had in spite of the fact that I was seeking an employee with technical skills. We as an American society have pushed for everyone to not only complete high school but also to get a …

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