I was reading something about Charles Lindbergh when I saw something that really shocked me. No, it didn’t have anything to do with hs flight or the controversies surrounding his later life. It was two facts that were only shocking in conjunction with each other. Lindbergh was 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed just …
Remember when Republicans were just jerks? Mike, are you really going to start this piece with something that provocative? Richard. Milhous. Nixon. Well … I’m not kidding. As much of a jerk as Nixon was, he never publicly fantasized about killing his political opponents. Neither did Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush or Dick Cheney. Donald …
What are the nicest things anyone has ever said to you? I certainly hope you have had at least a few times in your life someone told you how proud they were of you, or how special you are or some variations on that theme. Before I get too far into this, I’m going to …
You know you’re old when you get annoyed by minor mistakes that aren’t really that big a deal. Thursday is Veterans Day, one of two holidays in which we honor the men and women who have served our country in the military, both in times of war and peace. It’s a holiday whose date commemorates …
“I belong to no organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” It has been nearly a hundred years since humorist Will Rogers delivered maybe the best synopsis of the world’s oldest political party. Nothing much has changed. Republicans fall into line like students at a military school, while as good a description as any of Democrats …
Woody Allen said it first. “Eighty percent of life is just showing up.” That’s why Republicans, who are definitely a minority, manage to win elections, particularly in years when people aren’t voting to elect a president. Oh, those aren’t the only times they win. Even in elections with high turnout, Republicans in many states work …
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Halloween was never a big favorite of mine. I don’t remember much about trick-or-treating, and in half a century or so of being an adult, I can recall exactly one Halloween party I attended. It was 1985 and I was living in St. Louis. Most of the people at the party were watching Game Six …
“Critical race theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that race is a social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies. “The basic tenets of critical race theory, or CRT, …
First impressions can be difficult to overcome. Especially when they’re reinforced. I came of age in the late ’60s and early ’70s, and I was never a fan of stoner humor. There are few bits that are as similar to fingernails on a chalkboard than Cheech and Chong’s “Dave’s Not Here,” and I never really …
If America actually manages to work through its current insanity and at the same time manages to remain one country instead of two, it may require a small miracle. It used to be said that God protects drunks, small children and the United States of America, and if there were always serious political differences, somehow …
