MY PERSPECTIVE ON ICE, MINNESOTA & SELECTIVE OUTRAGE
As many of you probably already know, I’m a 68-year-old (almost) American who grew up in Chebanse, Illinois. I know that, to some people, that alone is enough to dismiss anything I have to…
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY SQUARES
The large-screen television was already on, waiting for the game to start, when Willy and his wife, Randi, arrived at the party. Once, this day had meant something — a major event, people milling…
THE MOST EXPENSIVE SHOW ON EARTH
A Super Bowl Meditation o, I wrote to the NFL to see about advertising the books I authored during the Super Bowl. Thirty seconds would cost $7 million, I was told. That’s…
VENEZUELA’S COLLAPSE – WHAT IT WARNS AMERICA TODAY
Before we get distracted by the latest headline, America needs to confront a story far more consequential than most: the near-total collapse of Venezuela’s democratic and economic order, a collapse that unfolded over a…
PROLOGUE TO “THE UNFORGIVEN”
The semi-trailer lay on its side, my trailer twisted like a broken spine, a pickup truck crushed beneath thirty thousand pounds of freight. Steam hissed from the engine block; something groaned. Glass littered the…
When History Repeats Itself
It’s Usually Because We Refuse to Learn 1. Economic Crises: Government Fueling the Fire The Great Depression (1929) and the 2008 Financial Crisis are often blamed on “market failure,” but a closer…
NOTE TO EUROPE: Your Symbolic Deployment Has Been Duly Ignored
I first became aware that President Trump wanted to acquire, or annex, Greenland sometime in 2024. As it turns out, this wasn’t a new idea by the president. Trump first raised it publicly during…
TRUCKIN’ & GOLFIN’
TRUCKIN’ & GOLFIN’ Charlie Quicksilver was an over-the-road truck driver, a job he dearly enjoyed. He traveled the country for a living and, over the years, had been to every state, made friends…
PLAYING NOT TO LOSE: THE PACKERS ARE BETTER THAN THIS
It should be noted that my wife had to talk me down off the roof—where I was threatening to jump—so that I could write this manifesto instead. Before I go there, I want…
THE HILARIOUS CHRONICLES OF MY LIFE – FROM TRASH TO TRIUMPH
Once upon a time in the bustling metropolis of Chebanse, Illinois, I made my grand entrance into the world. My first job at the tender age of 12 was as a professional garbage-taker-outer at…
