Posts by Alby

Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has bottled up a significant portion of the world's petroleum and nitrogen-based fertilizer. It's also choked off a third important resource that's starting…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona You’ll be hearing a lot about the K-pop group BTS, international superstars back on stage after completing compulsory service in the South Korean army. But…

Darrell "Dash" Crofts, half of the '70s soft rock hitmakers Seals & Crofts, died Wednesday at 87 in a hospital in Texas. Crofts and fellow Texan Jim Seals met as…

As Trump's polling numbers keep dropping, it's only a matter of time until somebody gets the blame. Who do you think will be the next sacrificial bootlicker to walk the…

Want to know why Donald Trump thinks the U.S. is winning its war of choice in Iran? Look no further. Each day since the start of the war in Iran,…

Songwriter Chip Taylor, the younger brother of actor Jon Voight, died Monday, two days after his 86th birthday. All the obituaries lead with "Wild Thing," the most iconic song in…

New Castle County residents should brace for a tax increase. County Executive Marcus Henry proposed a 17.2% hike of the property tax rate to the county council last night. The…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Trains and prison have always been favored subjects in country music. The train whistle calls to farm boys who long to ramble or need to…

Predicting Donald Trump's behavior is fairly easy: Just ask yourself, "What would an asshole do?" Robert Mueller – a Republican, mind you – dies? Anyone else would heed the advice,…

That cops frequently act like bullying dicks is hardly news. They usually demonstrate it through immunity-enabled violence. But they sometimes show it with the whining victimhood that bullies display when…

Donald Trump considers himself a very funny guy. His rallies, back when he was capable of holding them, were long, boring exercises in his putative stand-up comedy. Many of his…

Malign techbro Peter Thiel is a world-class loon, as he's been demonstrating by trotting around the globe giving lectures on (checks notes)...the Antichrist. (View the photo above that linked article…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Mention Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” to somebody and there’s good chance a saxophone solo starts playing in their head. The one Billboard called “the most…