The Highroad
If Trump is so great, why is his approval rating so...
Apparently President Trump wonders why he’s getting the lowest job-approval ratings from the public in modern presidential history. Maybe he should actually look at...
Helpful New Year’s resolutions
In addition to working up my own list of New Year’s resolutions, it occurs to me that some of the people running our country could benefit from my suggestions for their lists. No need for them to thank me — happy to help...
Gouging consumers with high-flying fees
Why do airline executives hate their customers? Not so very long ago, airlines boasted about flying “the friendly skies,” but that happy slogan has now been perverted into flying “the abusive skies...
Should big corporations have to pay the taxes they owe?
I would trust a pack of coyotes to guard my little herd of lambs before I’d trust a pack of corporate hucksters to “reform”...
Romney takes the gold in 2002 Olympics
One of the curiosities of life in these curious times is that millions of Americans are enjoying the benefits of government — but are either unaware of it or in denial...
Real news, fake news and BS news
How can journalism help people make sense of our turbulent world if it can’t make sense of itself?
In addition to “news” (which involves reporting...
America’s good food movement
What better day than Thanksgiving to celebrate our country’s food rebels...
Should we entrust our school children to corporate profiteers?
Betsy DeVos and her hubby, Dick, are lucky enough to have inherited a big chunk of the multibillion-dollar fortune that Daddy DeVos amassed through...
Let’s adopt the GOP’s national platform
Well, I didn’t expect this!
The National Republican Party has published an official policy document showing that the GOP really might be...





