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The proposed Republican budget for 2019 is being formulated and there are some serious cuts that should disturb many Americans. Slowly but surely, those government programs that help people in very real ways —Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security — are being decimated by Republicans running the country. (more…) Continue Reading →
Remember that quaint little notion called usury? If you’ve ever borrowed money or used a credit card, you might want to refresh your memory. (more…) Continue Reading →
Last week, I visited the site of the Battle of Rosebud Creek on the Crow Reservation in Big Horn County and was reminded of the role that Native Americans have played in the United States military. (more…) Continue Reading →
Last week was Public Service Recognition Week, an event that seems to have largely gone unnoticed despite a proclamation from President Trump saying, in part:
“Members of our Federal, State, and local workforces bring incredible skills, tireless dedication, and selfless service to a broad range of career fields. Our Nation’s civil servants include teachers, mail carriers, first responders, transit workers, and law enforcement officers. Our Federal employees underpin nearly all the operations of our Government.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Buildings have a way of disappearing where I live. They rot, burn, atomize and move. I have an aerial photo of the ranch from 1950 or so. On the part of the ranch I call the Fox place there is the cabin that housed Mr. Fox in one end and his horse in the other. (more…) Continue Reading →
Often, when I sit down to write, I have to search for a topic. It’s common for me to write three or more articles and then decide which one I want to run that week. For the record, this is version four. I figure if I’m going to write something I at least ought to be interested in it. I write a lot about politics because I was involved in it for a long time, but today’s politics is not a joyous subject. Continue Reading →
Political wisdom: “Never put in writing what you can communicate by speaking, and never speak when you can make your point with a wink and a nod.”
Which is worse, Russian interference in American elections or secret American special- interest groups doing the same? Well, of course it’s the Russians because the special interest groups are at least American, not to mention bread and butter to the politicians of one political party or another. (more…) Continue Reading →
I have been giving some thought to the beliefs of some — such as the Bundy clan of the aptly named town of Bunkerville, Nevada— that the federal government cannot own property and therefore whatever Bureau of Land Management land the Bundys are using as grazing land actually belongs to the county, in this case, Clark County Nevada. (more…) Continue Reading →
As a fourth-grader, when the siren heralded the air raid drill I dutifully crawled under my desk and put my hands over my head and didn’t move until the all-clear sounded. During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 I was as scared as anybody that the Russians were going to bomb us to oblivion and vice-versa. Now, with North Korea and Russia and the United States bragging about their nuclear capacity, I mostly just hope for the best because there’s not a thing I can do about it. (more…) Continue Reading →
They were dumb and dirty drunkards, they did not love America, they worshipped a foreign god, they took jobs from native-born Americans, they were illiterate and terrorists to boot, and it looked like they would soon outnumber the American populations in many cities. (more…) Continue Reading →
