COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (April 23, 2026)

OPINION: A sickness spreads

  After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, podcaster Candace Owens turned her wrath on Mr. Kirk’s widow, Erika. Owens began perpetuating conspiracy theories about Mrs. Kirk with a heavy implication that Mrs. Kirk was somehow tied to Israel, which itself was tied to Mr. Kirk’s assassination.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Let’s talk about Iran, Trump, and the next major plot twist

  Let’s talk about Iran. Let’s talk about Trump. Let’s talk about true or false information and what Americans who find it easier to complain than figure out a solution need to be reminded.

OPINION: Lawyers sue for higher prices

  You aren’t going to believe the latest lawsuit fad in America: suing companies as monopolistic for “cutting” prices to consumers.  In legal mumbo jumbo, this is called “predatory pricing” – keeping prices “lower” than charged by competitors.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (April 23, 2026)

YIKES “I was told that you could only be a democratic socialist in northwest Queens. Then I became the mayor. Now the next question is the state. Then the next question will be the country. I think that this is a politics that can flourish anywhere.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (April 16, 2026)

OPINION: There must be more

  In Western Civilization, Christian ethics still, in some ways, dominate society. Murder is wrong. Stealing is wrong. Lying is wrong. Iran is dominated by Shiite Muslims who, at heart, embrace Taqiyya, or religious dissimulation, in ways Sunni Muslims tend to reject.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: I traveled to the moon a few weeks ago and just returned or was that green screen?

  This week I was thinking about reining in my woo woo just a little bit, but then I saw people making fun of the stories about the Artemis II mission to the moon or circling the moon or whatever the plot twist was last week.

OPINION: Will Republicans lose the midterms?

  On one of his recent shows, Bill Maher stated (and later posted on X), “Democrats are not going to win the midterms. Republicans are going to lose it.” In response, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) asked on X, “(1) Is he right? (2) Why?” OK, Senator, I’ll give this a shot.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (April 9, 2026)