One of Ronald Reagan’s signature phrases was “there you go again.” Well, here we go again. Another senseless shooting and, another senseless response from the anti-gun crowd. To catch you all up to speed, remember when the vehemently pro-gun gal in Florida left her loaded .45 in the back seat of her car and was promptly shot […]
Why Jazz Should Be the Genre of Choice of the Conservative Movement
As I was driving home this evening, listening to Art Blakely push out some Moanin’ and thinking about what I wanted to write about this week, it occurred to me that jazz is really a very conservative art form; or, more aptly, a liberal art form in the classical sense of the word, that rooted […]
Chris Christie, Jeff Sessions and Saruman the White
In the epic novel, Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien, there is a group of wizards sent down from on high to combat the forces of evil by inspiring the people of Middle-Earth. They are led by Saruman the White, a good and decent wizard but, like all of us, one with a soul […]
Millenials, Risk Taking, and the “Living Wage”
Talia Jane’s Website Header. Great Advice, Talia Jane! By now, most people are probably aware of the latest stupidity trending on social media. If not, to briefly recap, on Friday a spoiled brat named Talia Jane told her boss to f-off via an open letter on medium.com and, surprise of surprises, got the ax. […]
Let’s Raise A Glass To John J. Blaine! The Wisdom Of Prohibition’s Anarchist For 2016
Saturday marks the 83rd anniversary of the passage of the Blaine Act, which initiated the repeal of Prohibition in the United States. It makes for a fitting time to recognize that our government is not the appropriate arbiter of morals, no matter how agreed upon those morals may be. Prohibition came to pass as a […]
In Defense of $4.5 million Super Bowl ads
So this meme is going around (as memes tend to). And it’s got things exactly wrong (as memes tend to). It was shared by the Other 98%, a “grassroots network of folks committed to kicking greedy corporate asses for the harder working classes. And we have fun doing it.” Naturally. Yea Socialism! Let’s burn some […]
