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The normalcy of American wars

The war in Iran is unlawful and unconstitutional, but in post-World War II America, it is normal. Here is the backstory. When President Donald Trump decided to begin bombing Iran last June, he did not state a coherent or lawful reason for doing so. His director of national intelligence and ...

Why are Muslim American politicians uniformly Democrats?

Muslim Americans are increasingly getting involved in American politics. Most prominent are members of Congress Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), and Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.). Most prominent among several mayors is Democrat Zohran Mamdani in New York ...

Choosing a mate

Over the years I have learned that one of the biggest life-changing choices a person can make is who they choose as a mate. The results can range from dream come true, to nightmare. It can be a happy life ever after, or after a year or two you realize that you are married to someone you ...

Five lessons learned from the Fauci fiasco

COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably, people don't like thinking or talking about it. But we must. We now know, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul's doggedness and Anthony Fauci's supreme arrogance that he freely expresses in his ...

AI bots are busting loose. Have we seen this movie before?

As an old-school newshound — meaning I can remember typewriters — I am familiar with the old newsroom saying, "If you don't like the news, just wait a few minutes." Lately, I find myself waiting more than a few minutes for another shoe to drop in a present-day saga widely referred to as ...

The pain of painting    

The joys of home ownership are infinite. And by “joys” I mean “pain-in-the-patootie maintenance issues.” If a wife says to her husband, “I’m thinking about painting the living room,” what she really means is, “I want you to paint the living room.” The husband might reply, ...