I told you Iowa’s ten minutes would be forgotten quickly February 5, 2020 To Democrats everywhere: (GOTTA GO TO CHURCH. I’M POSTING THIS NOW BUT I’LL PROOF READ IT LATER) I only caught the Senate roll call… Continue Reading
I feel what I’m doing is best for my country February 1, 2020 The new constitutional standard to judge our president. Not ulike: Post picture of dictator And Post picture of dictator And Post picture of dictator Continue Reading
Emperor Xi, Tsar Putin, King Trump and George Washington January 16, 2020 Perhas the most unsurprising but appalling news yesterday came from Russia. In one way I miss the Soviet Union. Other than its delusional infatuation… Continue Reading
Paid political letter October 21, 2019 I’ve had a cordial email exchange with the Trib’s editorial page editor, Chuck Frederick. He told me first that my letter about Kathy Bogan… Continue Reading
Pete Stauber’s President in forty sentences September 24, 2019 Shamelessly paraphrased from a NY Times column by David Leonhardt Sometimes it’s worth stepping back to look at the full picture. Pete Stauber’s President… Continue Reading
A commentary on Trump supporters July 17, 2019 And the most pertinent line comes at the end. Recieved from a Facebook friend………….: “An anguished question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals… Continue Reading
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING TODAY WED. 6/16/2019 June 16, 2019 How humankind is transforming the face of Earth. I remembered St. Louis Bay at the height of Minnesota’s lumbering after seeing this picture of… Continue Reading
Harry Welty, “Provocateur” January 3, 2019 Brady Slater’s piece about my Cheeto-in-Chief sculpture and its temporary decapitation was fine by me. However, as a diarrhetically, self analycal writer I would… Continue Reading
Russia, If you have access to Pete Stauber’s email, please release it. October 18, 2018 Congressional goody-two-shoes and “I’m my own man” candidate, Pete Stauber, will not give St. Louis County permission to release the 15 emails he exchanged… Continue Reading
Napoleon – lessons to learn October 6, 2018 I bought this book for three reasons and paid full price at the Musee de l’armee in Paris where Napoleon is buried in a… Continue Reading
The long game of Harry Welty – Watch out Federalist Society October 6, 2018 I know such a peculiar picture may seem an odd way of following such a heady blog headline but sometimes life is absurd. The… Continue Reading
Sept on Sept. 11 September 11, 2018 Seven days in to my vacation and I ran out of time. Its 1AM in France and I lost a 194 day streak of… Continue Reading
When being “anti-democrat” is being anti democratic… August 12, 2018 …as in dictatorial: A week ago I ordered some new eyeglasses for my trip to France. The old prescription hadn’t changed much but my… Continue Reading
Toying with a fool’s mission July 10, 2018 Over the Fourth of July weekend my readership took a precipitous fall. I wasn’t sure whether to chalk it up to putting a tedious… Continue Reading
Wake up call July 4, 2018 My 65 second riff last night on Trump’s unhealthy admiration for murderous tyrants and threats to democracy could become soul crushing should it get… Continue Reading
Harry’s Campaign Diary, 6-28-2018 June 28, 2018 I have about two months before the primary campaign is over. This blog is like Ben Franklin’s kite on that stormy night waiting for… Continue Reading
Dreaming in French May 22, 2018 For the last couple weeks I’ve been trying to write in French. Its not so hard with cell phone translators to clear up the… Continue Reading
I subscribe to the Duluth News Tribune but… February 27, 2018 I encourage you to help fund John Ramos who (as of this posting)is one hundred dollars short of his goal of $3600 which he… Continue Reading
Half read books February 26, 2018 I have finished reading two books so far this year but have been unable to upload them to my lifetime reading list for technical… Continue Reading
I am disappointed but not surprised . . . September 8, 2017 . . . that the Trib has chosen not to print my reply to former School Board Chair Miernicki. I’ll post that email exchange… Continue Reading