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Song of the Day 8/5: Eliza Hardy Jones, “America the Beautiful”

By Alby August 5, 20261 Comment

The media loves to celebrate round-number anniversaries, even when nobody cares. The American semiquincentennial is a good example. Was anyone jazzed about celebrating it? Not that I could tell. Still,…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 5, 20266 Comments

Delaware Has A Surgeon-General--Or Does It?: Delaware House and Senate leaders are expected to meet Wednesday to decide whether or not they will sign off on using roughly $270,000 in…

Song of the Day 8/4: Brian Wilson with She and Him, “On the Island”

By Alby August 4, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona There might be no better way to spend a lazy summer than on a tropical island where you can sit around filling buckets with sand,…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 4, 20267 Comments

AIPAC--Tonight's Biggest Loser?: In less than five years, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has become one of the biggest spenders in American elections, flooding the airwaves in congressional races…

Song of the Day 8/2: Lloyd Price, “Stagger Lee”

By Alby August 3, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona His name was Stagolee or Stack Lee. Could have been Stag-A-Lee, Stackolee or Stag Lee. Maybe it was Stackerlee or Stack-O-Lee. But since Lloyd Price’s…

DL Open Thread: Monday, August 3, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 3, 20269 Comments

Meyer Sets Ethics Standard For Unclaimed Property Board: An executive order recently issued by Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer has been raising eyebrows, with some questioning the purpose and others cheering…

Song of the Day 8/2: The American Dream, “I Ain’t Searchin'”

By Alby August 2, 20264 Comments

H/t to Joe Connor, who left a comment a couple of weeks ago mentioning the 1969 Atlantic City Pop Festival. It was the first I ever heard of it, and…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 2, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 2, 20261 Comment

Could Larry Ellison Burst The AI Bubble All By Himself? This is the full-length NYTimes piece. It's really good. For those who prefer a summary, this will do quite nicely:…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 1, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 1, 20262 Comments

Yet Another Lawsuit Against Port Project. Don't know if this one has legs: The Edgemoor Port expansion, a project backed by hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, faces another…

Song of the Day 7/31: Toto, “Africa”

By Alby July 31, 20262 Comments

No matter how incompetent you think Trump's minions are, they're actually worse than that, and his State Department proved it the other day at a global AIDS conference in Brazil.…

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 31, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 31, 20264 Comments

Spotlight Delaware Reports On Corporate Law Contributions To Incumbents. Share with your friends: Last year’s bitter legislative fight over a bill to shield companies from certain lawsuits has spilled into…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: July, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 31, 20262 Comments

Some real good stuff from off the beaten track enriches this month's excellent mix. Starting with this obscure artist who deserves to be remembered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6_4pOnP67Y This incredible song is about…

Song of the Day 7/30: Noah Kahan, “American Cars”

By Alby July 30, 2026No Comments

Donald Trump finally got me to listen to Noah Kahan. The singer-songwriter from Vermont has steadily increased his audience since his first release in 2019, to the point that his…