THE COIN FLIP OF A LIFETIME
Toward the end of 1978, I was an aimless twenty-one-year-old living with my parents in the small town of Chebanse, Illinois. I had just moved back home at their request as we had recently…
THE COST OF CHAOS: WHEN LEADERS UNDERMINE LAW ENFORCEMENT
I am deeply frustrated by the so-called “peaceful protests” currently taking place in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and other cities across the country. I’m also saddened to hear that an even larger protest…
WE THE PEOPLE ARE BEING PLAYED BY BOTH PARTIES
We keep hearing about investigation after investigation in Washington, but where are the charges? Where are the arrests? I’m not calling for people to be indicted without evidence, but it’s hard to ignore the…
TIME TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON TRUMP’S “BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL”
Readers of this column know that for the past nine years or so, if Donald Trump said it, I was for it. It’s hard to argue with the success of a multi-billionaire who’s risked…
A CANDID REFLECTION OF AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
In the United States, our political structure is dominated by two major parties, Republicans and Democrats. While alternative parties such as the Green Party or the Libertarian Party exist, they rarely achieve meaningful traction…
MY PERSONAL ODYSSEY
During an endocrinologist appointment in April of 2024, I weighed a svelte 320 pounds – the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life. I say svelte with the kind of irony only someone hauling…
THE LATE CONVERSION OF THE PRESS:
How the Media Finally Admitted What Everyone Already Knew About Biden In a rare act of self-flagellation—perhaps the first recorded instance of the media beating itself with a rolled-up copy of The Washington…
HOW CAN TRADITIONAL DEMOCRATS STILL SUPPORT THIS RADICAL AGENDA
For generations, many Americans voted Democrat out of a deep belief in working-class values, civil rights, freedom of religion, and care for the vulnerable. But today’s Democratic Party has morphed into something nearly unrecognizable…
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