Opinion

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (August 14, 2025)

BETO WHO?“The next time we win power, we’re going to drive that car like we stole it.
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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: There is still time to keep our autonomy, but we need to act fast

How many of you would have believed poison used on fruit and vegetables to keep them shiny and new would be the “in” thing for 2025?Or who would have guessed using your ID to sign into YouTube or one of the other social media platforms would be mandatory soon?It’s the tipping points folks, now or...

OPINION: Royalty Transparency Act

For too long, the bureaucrats at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have been lining their pockets through clandestine agreements with big corporations, getting cozy with the very entities they’re tasked with overseeing.Trust in our public institutions is already low, but this arrangement is...

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (August 7, 2025)

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR“In just 107 days, I traveled the country, fought for our future, and made history with the shortest presidential campaign in modern times.” – Kamala Harris with a weird flexOH, REALLY?“I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American.” – Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-ILLINOIS)“Men are …...
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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Remind me, what does the Constitution say to do?

I’m going to start asking this question every time there’s a glitch in the way the US government seems to be running things.That question: “Remind me, what does the constitution say to do?”Of course, then you have those people who ask is the United States a republic or a corporation.They say, do we...

OPINION: Stephen Colbert is a bad joke

When Stephen Colbert became a financial disaster for CBS, its execs fired him.For good measure, they also killed the “The Late Show,” the network’s failing 33-year-old flag-ship late-night program.CBS could have axed Colbert now and replaced him with a cheaper host from Hollywood’s limitless stable...