Alan’s Commentaries
SOME POT SHOTS FROM AN OLD SOT
There’s been so much going on lately that choosing just one disaster to shoot my mouth off about felt unfair to the others. Let’s start with something special. In an era…
ONLY FROM THE MIND OF A DEMOCRAT
The government has shut down… again. Try to contain your alarm. This time, Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer and his colleagues have decided that the price of reopening it is the restructuring, if not…
DOES MEDIA REALLY THINK WE ARE THAT SHALLOW?
Note – there has been feedback from this article, which appears below. I sincerely hope that Nancy Guthrie is found soon and that she is in good health. Whatever the circumstances surrounding her…
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
A couple of years ago, I found myself in a doctor’s office for a routine visit — the kind required simply to continue prescribing a medication for a condition I’ll have for the rest…
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…
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…
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…
HERE’S MY TWO CENTS…
Supposedly there’s a national penny shortage. I haven’t noticed — I’ve got a water bottle full of them in the closet — but we’re told this is serious business. Commissions have been formed.
RENAMING THE KENNEDY CENTER MISSES THE POINT
Ever been to the Kennedy Center in New York City? Me neither. Yet our money helps fund it. The Center receives roughly $45 million per year in federal support, and now President Trump has…
GOVERNOR PRITZKER’S AMBITIONS REQUIRES PROVEN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP – AND HASN’T
Political ambition is not a flaw and is often necessary for quality leadership. But ambition must be matched by results, particularly for executives who seek national office. Governors, more than most elected officials, leave…
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