Well, habemus papam—welcome, Pope Leo! Bless him… and us. I hope no one thinks me blasphemous, but I go to a church nearly every Saturday that is not denominational, nor is it held in any...
Like locusts swarming a wheat field, corporate lobbyists are all over our nation’s capital this spring, trying to get special favors, handouts, and insider deals from the White House huckster-in-chief....
Donnie Trump – what a joker, huh? Remember his promise to end Russia’s war against Ukraine on Day One of his presidency? No joke, he bragged: “It’ll be done within 24 hours. You watch.”...
Top officials of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau erupted in cheers this month. How odd....
The federal budget is not only about money, but fundamentally about our country’s morality—our commitment to fairness, equality and unity....
Over the millennia, farmers everywhere have learned the wisdom of a commonsense practice in agriculture: Don’t Eat Your Seed Corn. Raise the best crop you can—but be sure to store enough of the seed you...
Donald Trump has never been able to comprehend the plain fact that when a person says no, that actually means “NO.” His view is that his every desire should be met with surrender—even if that...
How ironic: The most inefficient bureaucracy in government turns out to be Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency.” That could be humorous, except that DOGE—a creature of the right-wing Project 2025—has been devastating to millions of...
As Trump & Co. hurl horror after horror at us from the murky darkness of their extremely wasteful “war on government waste,” I think of Lily Tomlin, who said years ago: “No matter how cynical...
Years ago, an iconic bar named “Another Raw Deal” was a regular hangout for us irreverent, free-spirited, political progressives in Austin, Texas. Even those push-button, hot-air hand dryers in its restrooms were political—printed on the...