Come Heller high water … What did you expect, Democrats? That Republican senators would suddenly start caring more about women, sexual assault or the sanctity of the Supreme Court than their own party and jobs? That was never going to happen. That’s the problem with … [Read more...]
When turkeys (and freezers and …) attack
People who have read my column for a long time often ask me if I make up the stories I tell about my family, especially the lovely yet formidable Marcia. For instance, I once wrote about the day she phoned me at work and said, frantically, “Hehp eee!” “What’d you say?” I … [Read more...]
Think we don’t agree on anything anymore? Fine, let’s fix it …
Last week, I asked readers to send me examples of things, no matter how basic, that most people, no matter who they are, can agree on. I did this for me. I’ve been truly dispirited lately about how angry and divided the country seems to be right now – more so than any time in my … [Read more...]
Auchtoons: Hey, don’t use our own ideals against us!
Toon & text by John Auchter It may seem a little odd, but this started out as a Memorial Day cartoon. Late last year, a former neighbor passed away. He was in his mid-90s and a well-decorated World War II vet. He never talked about the medals and rarely about the … [Read more...]
Hell in a handbasket? Not so – the world is doing better than you think
There are several popular business/self-improvement books out there now (“Factfulness” and “Enlightenment Now”) that make the case that the world is objectively a much better place than it has ever been.The authors don’t base their position on flaccid, positive-thinking mumbo … [Read more...]
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