Sagres 2019
Sunday, January 1st, 2023A Few Good Men
Thursday, December 8th, 2022As a kid I didn’t “go to the movies” with adults. On special occasions my Aunt Barbara would round up her nieces and nephews and take us to see classics like Herby the Love Bug. In Bamberg Germany, my friends and I would walk together to the theater on the military base. One trip to […]
Punish Illegal Employers
Thursday, December 1st, 2022Now that the election is over, conservative smoke and mirror politics is evaporating right before our eyes. Gas prices have dropped to $2.60 in North Texas. Fox News has stopped spamming crime stories. Retailers are slashing holiday prices and seeing record sales. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, however, has returned to inflammatory talk about the border. […]
Cajun Dirty Rice
Friday, November 18th, 2022This dirty rice is a staple for Thanksgiving. Maddie passed it down to Jackie. I acquired it through marriage. I also add a cup of puréed liver and gizzards.
Deceitful Donald
Thursday, November 17th, 2022At the beginning of the Second Gulf War, Vice President Dick Cheney confidently told us that American troops would be greeted as liberators. We know that was a lie. Like the Weapons of Mass Destruction lie, the Bush Administration told it to avoid facing reality. These lies were deadly and costly. When the last American […]
La même chose
Thursday, November 10th, 2022It is a truism that elections have consequences. No doubt this Tuesday election will also, but it will not change much. All across the country voters dug into familiar patterns rather than alter course. Nationally, President Joe Biden can lock in his legislative victories. Here to stay are the insulin price cap for seniors, lower […]
Snake Oil Fraud
Thursday, November 3rd, 2022Leadership requires correctly identifying problems and developing solutions. Demagogues often recognize when others are in pain, but they then exploit the pain for personal gain. This technique helps the politician gain, and solidify, power. Demagogues behave exactly like snake oil salesmen. Before the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), capitalists crisscrossed the country offering a […]
Did You Get the Goldmine or the Shaft?
Thursday, October 27th, 2022I used to love listening to country music in my dad’s pickup. He had an eight-track that played all of his favorites. Dad also knew where to find all his country stations on the radio. I had a steady diet of 60s, 70s and 80s country hits. Dad always liked the playful songs from Johnny […]
Life and Death in Texas
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022Texas Republicans want you to prepare for the next schools shooting. Greg Abbott is sending school children home with fingerprint and DNA kits. Abbott wants to make it easier for you to identify your child’s dead body. Republicans have controlled Texas Government for the past two decades. They have cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires. […]
Straw Man
Thursday, October 13th, 2022Boxers and soldiers often train fighting dummies. It is easy to understand why. Dummies don’t fight back. Eventually, however, a good fighters needs to train against another human as an opponent if they want to win a real fight. Debates work similarly with words. Some debaters only fight straw men; others, preferring a challenge, argue […]
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