October 2026 – Delaware Liberal

Song of the Day 10/21: Chvrches, “The Mother We Share”

By Alby October 21, 2026No Comments

Vivek Ramaswamy, the squirrelly little billionaire running for governor of Ohio, is testing the theory that there's no such thing as bad publicity. Locked in a close race with Amy…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 21, 2026No Comments

ICE Invades Stanton: A federal immigration agent entered the campus at Stanton Middle School on Tuesday morning, then left after school security approached, according to school officials. An agent or…

DL’s Most Intriguing (Or Least Unintriguing) Races Of 2026

By El Somnambulo October 21, 2026No Comments

There are a (precious) few. Some of them could have real consequences for policy-making in Delaware. We'll start from the top of the ticket and work our way down--although some…

Song of the Day 10/20: Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Burnin’ And Lootin’”

By Alby October 20, 2026No Comments

Most of my American friends want to know if all Paris is burning. "Are you safe?" they ask, because media shows video of clashes between police and protesters and fires…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 20, 2026No Comments

FOIA Sucks In Delaware. Will Sen. Townsend's Bill Increase Public Access? Community activist Amy Roe said she is suing the city of Newark after it denied her open records request…

Song of the Day 10/19: Billy Joel, “I Go to Extremes”

By Alby October 19, 2026No Comments

It's been 18 months since Billy Joel cancelled his tour for health reasons, and his hydrocephalus still makes it unclear whether he'll ever be able to perform again. “What the…

DL Open Thread: Monday, October 19, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 19, 20266 Comments

Delaware Has An Issue With Foster Child Placements: Delaware’s Auditor of Accounts Lydia York released a report last week that says some children in the state’s foster system have had…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: October 18, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 18, 2026No Comments

This Is What Universal Online Betting Hath Wrought: It was just days ago that Fox Rothschild LLP, a law firm, shone light on a rather unsettling MLB reality. A survey…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 17, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 17, 20261 Comment

What If They Expand The Port And No Ships Come? Y'see, it's likely a fools' (plural) very expensive errand: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday announced the state will invest…

Song of the Day 10/17: Violent Femmes, “Gone Daddy Gone”

By Alby October 17, 20261 Comment

Pay attention, class, this will be on the test: A Zacharia is 5/11ths of a Scaramucci. Perhaps the White House will do better in their next press secretary search if…

Song of the Day 10/16: Dave Grusin, “St. Elsewhere” Theme

By Alby October 16, 2026No Comments

As El Somnambulo noted last Sunday, this year's WXPN countdown is gathering listeners' votes for what's billed as the 885 Greatest Songs from Movies & TV. I think they're mixing…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 16, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 16, 20264 Comments

Wilmington Doesn't Even Consider Community Policing. It could go a long way to addressing these community concerns: Weeks after a late-summer spike in violence, many Wilmington residents are saying they want to…

Song of the Day 10/15: Public Enemy, “Rebel Without a Pause”

By Alby October 15, 2026No Comments

The fourth annual Hip Hop Cultural Summit at the Delaware Art Museum on Saturday has a theme of "Art As Activism," so it invited the man who did as much…