Joe Biden’s the most snake-bit president in two centuries. In little over a year in office, he’s faced a worldwide pandemic, scary inflation followed by a botched Afghanistan withdrawal and now the potential start of World War III in Ukraine. If Americans could magically start all over again, I have no doubt they’d pick someone else — anyone else — to lead us through these … [Read more...]
Sherman R. Frederick Commentary: If Joe Biden goes …
Joe Biden’s the most snake-bit president in two centuries. In little over a year in office, he’s faced a worldwide pandemic, scary inflation followed by a botched Afghanistan withdrawal and now the potential start of World War III in Ukraine. If Americans could magically start all over again, I have no doubt they’d pick someone else – anyone else – to lead us through these … [Read more...]
Frederick Column: She checks all the boxes
While the world watched the war in Ukraine, President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. As with all appointments to SCOTUS, Judge Jackson was a purely political appointment. But President Biden took it a step further, putting qualifications secondary to the right gender plumbing and skin color. This appointment had to be a Black … [Read more...]
Nevadans wait; Californians fret
When it comes to things out of the control of humankind – like the weather – California and Nevada could not be different. For example, we share the Sierra Nevada mountain range that for a thousand years is predictably and periodically subject to drought. The first two months of 2022 may be the driest in California history. State weather gurus there note that there is no … [Read more...]
Commentary: The mayor held his breath
When it comes to mask mandates, nothing says baloney louder than the National Football League. Consider the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers played two weeks ago at SoFI Stadium in Los Angeles. According to the rules of the city and the state there, everyone attending the game was required to wear a face covering to prevent the spread of … [Read more...]
Hold their feet to fire
The days of poorly thought out mandates and restrictions in the name of public health are probably over. It’s been a hard two years for the free society that is Nevada. Lockdowns, mask mandates, and social distancing morphed into silly rules and outright oppression. No visiting mom in the rest home. No touching dying loved ones in the hospital. No church. We still flirt with … [Read more...]
Frederick Commentary: Hold Nevada’s weak pandemic leaders accountable
The days of poorly thought out mandates and anti-American restrictions in the name of public health are probably over. It’s been a hard two years for the once free society that is Nevada. Lockdowns, mask mandates, and social distancing morphed into silly rules and outright oppression. No visiting mom in the rest home. No touching dying loved ones in the hospital. No … [Read more...]
Clear as mud, no joke
I have officially run out of enough serenity to accept the things I cannot change about the Joe Biden Administration. This became apparent after watching President Joe Biden’s two hour press conference marking his first tenuous year in office. Mr. Biden should not be unleashed to answer questions off the cuff – ever. He can say “let me be clear” all he wants. He can lean … [Read more...]