The authors of the 2005 bestseller “Freakonomics” noted that the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision accurately forecast that the crime rate would dip starting 15 years later. Presidents Bush the Elder (1989-93) and Clinton (1993-2001) both pushed expensive and extensive tough on crime legislation which they trumpeted as successful when crime diminished -- just as it was going to do … [Read more...]
The Marshmallow of Life
Isn’t marshmallow an interesting event in life? I know marshmallows are a food, but really whenever you grab a bag or a jar it becomes an event. Not like grabbing a handful of leaf lettuce. No, the use of marshmallows becomes an event. My nieces and nephew loved coming to my house for hot chocolate and toast when they were little. It didn’t happen often because of time, … [Read more...]
Good news, our president says food prices going down
With apologies to Art Linkletter (Google him, kids) President Joe Biden says the darndest things. Last week he said this with an absolute straight face: “Like we were doing before I got elected president, inflation at the grocery store is, thank God, beginning to slow.” Now, I know a few rural (as in “real”) Nevada readers of this Battle Born Media newspaper think Joe … [Read more...]
It’s Red Solo Cup Season
Don’t get me wrong here. The Red Solo cup is a staple all year long. But throughout the end of the year holidays these little plastic items have a special place in homes everywhere. Of course we use them in summer. Bar-b-que season would not be possible without a red plastic stack of cups being present. Sitting next to the five gallon cooler of lemonade set up on one end of a … [Read more...]
The Trump/Fluentes lesson: Stupid is as stupid does
Forrest Gump’s momma was right: Stupid is as stupid does, which this week in American politics means “stupid” is clearly Donald Trump and the “journalists” who hate him. Everyone knows the Nick Fuentes story by now thanks to “journalists,” hair a-fire, who never miss an opportunity to bash the former president. In this case, Trump had dinner with his pal, Kanye West, and … [Read more...]
The Circle Game
The seasons they go ‘round and ‘round And the painted ponies go up and down. We’re captive on the carousel of time. We can’t go back we can only look Behind from where we came And go ‘round and ‘round and ‘round In the Circle Game -- Joni Mitchell How can you tell you’ve lived in a town too long? First and foremost, it’s when you can walk into a bar … [Read more...]
The eyes have it
It’s time for me to go to the eye doctor. It’s been a while, maybe five or six years since I have gone in to have my eyeballs checked out. Probably wouldn’t go now except I fell on my silly face out in the yard over three years ago and my glasses got scratched. Not scratched in my line of view. The silly lines are off to the outside of the right lens. But. Yes a scratched up … [Read more...]
This Veterans Day: Gunther, Havlat, Knauss, and you
(Editor’s note: This week I’m giving over my regular column space to Joseph Reagan, Director of Military and Veterans Outreach for Wreaths Across America and Afghanistan Veteran. I found it worthy of your attention and I hope you enjoy it. I’ll be back next week – Your always Properly Subversive columnist, Sherman R. Frederick.) The 11th hour has become synonymous with … [Read more...]