Author: Alan Webber
Freedom Has a Price
I graduated from high school in 1975, just as America was winding down its involvement in Vietnam. Flat feet, chronic ear infections, and being an only son might’ve kept me from service anyway—but by…
THE LAST DAYS OF DOC HOLLIDAY
An historical story of fiction November 7th, 1887 –Glenwood Springs, Colorado The bed sheet was damp with sweat when he woke from another fitful sleep. It had been a long night of…
BREAKING NEWS – TRUMP BREATHES, DEMS PROTEST
It’s become predictable: Donald Trump attempts something that might help America, Democrats oppose it – it’s a reflex rather than a reasoned position. It’s not about policy; it’s about posture. They’ve reached the point…
THE LUCK OF THE SLICE
What Cancer Taught Me About Perspective For the past few years, I’ve known about something growing on my kidney. It was spotted during a CT scan for another issue. I had hoped it…
THE POLITICS OF SPITE
Somewhere along the way, politics stopped being about ideas and started being about enemies. The measure of a good policy is no longer whether it helps Americans, but whether it hurts the right people…
STOP THE HOSTAGE TAKING – REPUBLICANS MUST STAND FIRM AGAINST THE DEMOCRATS’ RANSOM DEMANDS
The American people are watching. Washington is about to hold the government—and your liberty—hostage. The Democrats say they want to “save healthcare” and “protect the vulnerable” — but make no mistake: what they’re demanding…
A PIGRIMAGE TO WHISTLING STRAITS
A couple of weeks ago, a group of us made a pilgrimage north to Kohler, Wisconsin — the hallowed ground of American golf — to play their legendary courses. This is the home of…
A NOBEL SNUB
In 2007, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his crusade against climate change and then parlayed that into a $300 million net worth. Two years later, Barack Obama received the same…
A SEASON TO CELEBRATE; THE CUBS’ 2025 CAMPAIGN AND HOPE FOR 2026
By any reasonable measure, the 2025 Chicago Cubs gave the fans something to cheer about — and left us believing that the next title run might really be within reach. A Strong Start,…
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