I have never been much of a tree-hugger, even though I consider myself a sort of environmentalist. The fact is, I’ve never been much of a hugger at all. One’s willingness to […]
No surplus hugs, and let’s shake on it
McCarthyite crusade vs. Chick-fil-A
The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is wanted on suspicion of aiding and abetting Christian organizations. The home of the “original chicken sandwich” was banned from its second airport in two weeks for the […]
The bruising battle over health care
It’s already begun. With the first serious discussion of “Medicare-for-all,” meaning government-financed health care, and with the introduction of the so-called Green New Deal, those on the right, and even those who […]
Is bigger really better? Let’s think
“Bigger is better!” Well, that woke me up. I was sitting there in the Garden Grove City Council chambers enduring another Much-Longer-Than-They-Need-To-Be discussions and one councilman came out with that bit of […]
Is Pelosi the real border bottleneck?
UPDATE: President Donald Trump has decided to give Mexico another year to improve the situation at its border with the U.S. When historians look back to this era, they will wonder why […]
Here’s a switch: “Obamacare” is popular
Donald Trump’s enemies are in agony after Bob Mueller’s probe did not uncover sufficient evidence that candidate Trump and his people had colluded with the Russians. Meanwhile, he and his supporters are […]
Measure 0 debuts; political money abides
Monday was not just the first day of a new month, or April Fool’s Day. It’s the kickoff time for tax revenue to flow from Measure O, the 1-cent sales levy approved […]
Trump was innocent, but acted guilty
The release of Robert Mueller’s finding that Donald Trump didn’t collude with Russia should settle a question his critics – and, quietly, some of his allies – have asked repeatedly over the […]
Don’t know much about Mueller report
One lesson the Washington reporter learns very quickly is that he or she should never EVER have unbreakable plans for the weekend. It’s a major strain on the relationships that newspersons have […]
Some other college admissions scams
The news that wealthy people paid bribes to college coaches, admissions directors and others to get their otherwise unqualified children into “elite” universities should come as a blinding flash of the obvious. […]
