What Would Lincoln Do? January 5, 2024 After a futile four hours of trying to fall asleep a slogan occurred to me that soothed my vexatious thoughts. What Would Lincoln Do?… Continue Reading
Extraordinary Attorney Woo November 3, 2022 We have found a lot of things to enjoy on television recently (we = my better half and me). Among them is the Korean… Continue Reading
God Damn it….. An army of Tucker Carlsons…… February 24, 2022 Tonight’s early reports of locations being attacked by Russia in the Ukraine Just before I tried to hit the sack I read the first… Continue Reading
You’ve got a Friend in Me April 6, 2020 To cleanse your mind of the previous posts: Prepare for your heart to melt… ? https://t.co/mYV43ieyql — Stu Rushfield: #Kindness (@stu_rush) April 6, 2020 Continue Reading
A little Happy for you January 31, 2020 I heard this fun little communally produced poem about New Year’s resolutions on NPR this morning. Its compiler just was awarded a Caldecott Medal… Continue Reading
Arne Carlson – a decent Republican June 28, 2019 From his Facebook: Seeing visuals of how the Trump Administration is treating children being “ processed” at our southern border, takes me back to… Continue Reading
Bonhoeffer vs Hitler and and the attack on my nemesis January 30, 2019 For the last two months I’ve been avoiding the last great organization of my house – the higgledy-pigaledy files I’ve successfully brought together up… Continue Reading
“Hate helps no one…” Tommy Rukavina’s last letter January 12, 2019 The last time I remember seeing tiny but obstreperous Tommy Rukavina he crawled out from under a table at a candidate’s forum I was… Continue Reading
Honest Abe vs Dishonest Don November 29, 2018 A couple times a year I notice that two cartoons on the Trib’s comics page share a similar theme. Today was such a day…. Continue Reading
The Lost Children of Tuam October 28, 2017 For the past two months I’ve read very little. No books. I’m looking forward to the end of this campaign so I can once… Continue Reading
DACA September 1, 2017 How much has America spent educating 800,000 children illegally brought into the United States by their parents as infants and toddlers? If its anything… Continue Reading
On Being August 6, 2017 I caught the end of a BBC broadcast early this morning which I found engrossing and then tuned into On Being while I ironed… Continue Reading
Fear and silencing in 2016? November 17, 2016 The initial reactions of many in the wake of Donald Trump’s election have been fearful, ugly, gloating and generally panicky. There is an abundance… Continue Reading
Speck # 6 The League of Democratic Women Voters November 16, 2016 This is a report from a reliable source who attended the pre election meeting of Duluth’s League of Women Voters: At one point a… Continue Reading
Speck # 5 The Creature of the black lagoon is elected to … November 16, 2016 “Drain the swamp” Who knows? Maybe he can do it. This is a five minute long NPR story from this morning. Continue Reading
Speck # 3 a rumor of a threat against Trump November 16, 2016 By now all of Duluth has heard of racist grafitti on our high school walls. Today a rumor got to me that the Ordean… Continue Reading
Speck #2 Kids November 16, 2016 What’s the matter with kids today? That was the question asked in the 50’s musical Bye Bye Birdie. After watching my generation’s reaction to… Continue Reading
Seeing the Speck in their eyes November 16, 2016 Confirmation bias has become a subject of great interest lately especially as it relates to the US Presidential election. As a cerebral sort myself… Continue Reading
Rank Vote October 30, 2015 I don’t have a category for just “politics” or “elections” so I’ve lumped this post about Ranked Choice Voting under “hope” and “moderation.” My… Continue Reading
