COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (August 20, 2026)

OPINION: Homebuyers deserve the facts about crime and schools

  Nothing is more natural when buying a house than looking into how safe the neighborhood is, and, if you have or plan to have children, whether the schools are any good.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: When perception becomes reality you don’t have to control the mind, just control what it sees

  My friend and I were talking this week about social media and how it really is a powerful tool when it comes to mind control.

OPINION: 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.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (August 20, 2026)

NOW THAT’S FUNNY “AOC and her fiancé have called it quits after ten years together. But she says they can still be comrades.

OPINION: Diversity, Equity, and Confabulations

If The Onion or Babylon Bee or another satirical publication wanted to spoof the absurdity of DEI -- the ideology of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” -- they couldn’t have invented a character as unbelievable as Jason Arday.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: When fear gets a government job then panic drives the policy

The real threat to our Republic lies in misinformation You already know about my fascination with interdimensional travelers, my obsession with quantum everything, my allergic reaction to fear and propaganda and my absolute commitment to keeping it real.

OPINION: Democratic Socialists of America vs. John Adams

The Democratic Socialists of America don't like being called Communists, though many members might echo the sentiment of leftist influencer Hasan Piker when he says, 'I don't have an issue with an end goal of communism.

OPINION: Anthony Fauci: Dr. Wrong

Poor Anthony Fauci – the man who became an overnight celebrity when deadly COVID-19 hit these shores. As time has gone on, and the catastrophic consequences of Fauci’s advice have become more apparent, Fauci’s hero status has faded.

Assassination politics, algorithmic rage, and quantum realities

The real threat to our Republic lies in misinformation This week, while weighing my thoughts on the Anthony Fauci mess my focus was abruptly pulled away by a completely separate social media post that took immediate precedence. It left me decidedly irked.