Darth Vader, RIP
My memory may be faulty, but wasn’t Dick Cheney a decent enough guy before he went to work as George W. Bush’s VP in 2001?
Halloween Update
It’s Halloween, which you may remember is also my birthday.
Air-Minded: Dirty Tricks & Flyovers
About that White House flyover yesterday, a few thoughts.
Jonesing for Attention (and Other Hot Takes)
My pen pal, like me a retired military officer, says he’s ready to quit reading and watching the news altogether, because everything’s political and both sides and so on.
Supertake Sunday
Not gonna be a 21st century Good German. Don’t you be one either. Resist.
The Least We Can Do in These Frightening Times
I kept my letters focused on pay, benefits, and healthcare — all of which seem suddenly to be on Trump & Musk’s chopping block — without which Donna and I would be destitute and homeless.
Air-Minded: An Opinionated Ignoramus with a Captive Audience
Archie Bunker. That’s who’s in the White House.
If It Quacks Like a Nazi …
Monday, during the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington DC, Elon Musk twice made outstretched, flat palm gestures with his right arm, widely interpreted as Nazi salutes.