Remember when it was all the rage to suspend constitutional rights at the drop of a perceived “health” emergency? I thought we learned that lesson already after disgraced Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak lost his job when he tried to close churches over fears it might spread COVID-19. The Nevada Supreme Court ended that nonsense, pointing out the governor can’t close places of … [Read more...]
Death by a thousand cuts
Whatever might the Orient Express, trolley cars and the new phone book have in common? All such were intentionally neglected into the ground by their corporate overlords. America’s rapacious railroads weren’t making enough money on their passenger lines, so they intentionally made the service so bad that people stopped using it. Thus advised my Uncle John who was once the … [Read more...]
Is this you? If we were snails
Into each life some rain must fall. Well unless you live life on Mars. I have heard there is no water on Mars. Making the availability of evaporation and condensation out of the question. Of course without that rain and the clouds, we would miss the promise of clouds with silver linings. I know. I know. I am the forever optimist. We all have the expectation of privacy. If we … [Read more...]
Bidenomics? Good luck with that, Joe
The re-elect Joe Biden Committee and its PR agency, the New York Times, can’t understand why Americans aren’t buying into Bidenomics. Why can’t the Average Joe and Josephine see how wages are up, jobs are plentiful and inflation has slowed? I’ll tell you why. Because at the end of the month, when all the bills are paid and American families push away from the kitchen … [Read more...]
A tale of two cupcakes
“Your first game should be against East Cupcake,” NCAA champion basketball coach Al McGuire said many years ago. The second contest of the season should be against East Cupcake State, preferably home games, the story goes. The UNR Wolf Pack just took that lesson the hard way. They were not even accorded the honor of Cupcake Number One. That diss went to fellow Mountain West … [Read more...]
Is this you? Oh my stars!
The stars at night shine big and --- beautifully. You thought I was going to say “bright” didn’t you? Well good luck getting that song out of your head today. At least that one isn’t as bad as “It’s a small, small world.” The real truth is that yes, in rural Nevada and rural everywhere you haven’t seen the stars of a summer sky until you see that sky without any other light. … [Read more...]
Why criminals don’t like traffic stops
The latest cause embraced by the “cops are racist” crowd comes in the effort to stop police from pulling over vehicles involved in minor traffic infractions. The theory goes that once stopped, police can find any number of BS reasons to invoke a search of the car, sometimes resulting in the discovery of drugs, guns etc. That’s “unreasonable” because most of the people arrested … [Read more...]
You bet your life
“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”-- H.L. Mencken (paraphrased) The last bastion of our beleaguered democracy is under new and unexpected assault. A bunch of Wall Street bandidos are pushing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to allow big league betting on follytix. This ain’t no barroom pool. This monster is the zombie … [Read more...]