Santayana November 10, 2023 For several years I made and occasionally passed out a business card that quoted the philosopher George Santayana on the back side. The quote:… Continue Reading
22 pages of notes…. August 24, 2023 On the Fox 2024 Republican Presidential Debate sans the frontrunner. I almost finished off a yellow legal pad taking notes on this curiosity. I… Continue Reading
4 Books on HHH plus college admissions June 30, 2023 I started a stalled Reader column for the fourth or fifth time since I stopped submitting them a few months ago. It was about… Continue Reading
The Nine…..and the mirror image November 24, 2022 I finished my column early because of a stepped up Reader deadline. It seems printers like to enjoy their holidays too…..not to mention editors…. Continue Reading
The Big Lie November 16, 2022 I talked about the book The Oppermans the day before the election. I have been reading it to Claudia and today I finished the… Continue Reading
Paper Ballots This week’s reader column November 4, 2022 It begins: Last week I noted that in 1860 even in the Southern states, where Abe Lincoln was kept off the presidential ballot, no… Continue Reading
Two Bibles and more October 15, 2022 After my foray into Native American history I am going to change course. Claudia is now reading Black Elk Speaks and we were chatting… Continue Reading
The War Against Morphodites October 5, 2022 I’m not sure this column will make it to the Reader’s Internet site so I share it with you here. The Reader had a… Continue Reading
Minnesota candidate for Gov has been killing off Republicans – Now he’s going after the fuzzy wuzzys October 5, 2022 In addition to killing off Republicans than Democrats in greater numbers from Covid by warning them off taking vaccines the Republican Gubernatorial candidate has… Continue Reading
My latest from the Reader September 23, 2022 Trump’s Crime Spree, with thanks to Sean Hannity Continue Reading
From expulsion to Extermination September 23, 2022 The densely fact filled Unworthy Republic by Claudio Saunt has been waiting for me for a year or so. I had read 40 pages… Continue Reading
September 13, 2022 I tested Covid positive on Friday. I tested Covid positive today the Tuesday following. I had a half day in full Covid mode stuffed… Continue Reading
Twenty years ago Christians were so upset at the Harry Potter Series…. September 3, 2022 …that they came up with their own series called Left Behind about the rapture taking people to heaven as the Apocalypse descended upon Earth…. Continue Reading
And as I looked for Pakistan I found a post helping to explain . . . September 3, 2022 … what was on my mind when I filed for Congress having given up on the Republican Party. https://lincolndemocrat.com/?p=543 Continue Reading
Blood on the hands of Minnesota’s Young Republicans September 3, 2022 TALK ABOUT “UNHINGED” Just one of many questions that could be asked in response to this fundraising email I got yesterday: …… How many… Continue Reading
Talking politics in French —- to: “they own a lot of guns” August 22, 2022 I am two months shy of five years trying to learn French. I told myself at the beginning of this year that I thought… Continue Reading
Insulting my intelligence while Sleep walking to Civil War August 11, 2022 Being on the Republican rolls I get lots of nonsense or worse in my inbox. Pete Stauber’s campaign sends me lots of crap. Below… Continue Reading
9 percent August 10, 2022 Last night Trib reporter Jimmy Loverin sent me an email for my thoughts on the election well before it was over with. I was… Continue Reading
The Rapist’s sperm protection laws July 15, 2022 Hey Pete Stauber, I know you don’t want to talk about the attempted overthrow of our Government. Would you like to explain why you… Continue Reading