While media exhausts itself fact-checking Trump on front pages and A-blocks, Paul Ryan’s Congress will be passing thousands of small laws, laser targeted at chipping away decades of progress. There …
There’s a mountain of political spin surrounding what will happen if Donald Trump and Paul Ryan privatize Social Security. What’s important for “normal people” like you and me, however, is not …
This topic has dominated POLITUSIC gatherings lately: why do so many American voters decide on a candidate based on personality rather than policy? Most voters over 30 will defensively claim …
“What would Alpha do?” A preface: Some credit for this beta male analysis must be given to one of my favorite authors, Christopher Moore, who wrote a book that humorously analyzes beta …
Analysis of SLO County politics. SLO county supervisor races and candidates. Election Updates (click link to jump): Welcome & Introduction (if you’re new read first so you have context) Republicans vs. …
Chances are high that all red-blooded Americans (and even some blue-blooded) survived the wonderful evolutionary period known as “The Teenage Years”, which – thanks to the genetic bond that makes parents …
While politicians are hell-bound to party labels and the money that comes with them, when given the opportunity to vote on policy Americans tend to reach a consensus. Policy consensus already …
We can’t push a pin in the timeline of American History when it happened, but at some point American culture crossed the boundary of “We the People” and fell into “Me …
UPDATE 01/20/2017: Tea Party, President Trump – they’re part of the same swing of the pendulum… I don’t know about you, but when I close my eyes and visualize American …
A reader’s comment mentioned how music, specifically songs from her youth, can bring back the same sense of hope and happiness that many of us were lucky enough to enjoy …
Back in the day (… yes, I am allowed to start Sweet Memory sentences such ways…); back when the family lived close enough to sit around the same table on …
Finally, someone from the political left has decided to start using the word “destroy” when searching online for what motivates the Tea Party. As such, they win a Best on …
