We had the Arden Shady Grove Music Fest yesterday. Probably the strongest lineup of artists ever. One band, though, is my new fave, and they had the crowd dancing, which…
Biden Fires Anti-Union Head Of The Social Security Administration. The irony being, of course, that it was Trump who went to the Supreme Court--and won--when he ousted the head of…
Wanna Avoid Taxes? Buy Yourself A Sports Team. Here's how: (LA Clippers' owner Steve) Ballmer pays such a low rate, in part, because of a provision of the U.S. tax…
Ron Ozer tells me that I first reached out to her agent back in 2017. My short-term memory is such that....wait, what was I just talking about? Regardless, this boundary-pushing…
We can argue about the merits of the recently-concluded first session of the 151st General Assembly. However, with a progressive Senate D Caucus moving full speed ahead, we learned who…
Southern Pastors Give Up On Vaccinating The Flock. Mostly in white rural congregations: Polls have consistently shown that white evangelicals are among the groups most hardened against vaccination. The most…
Supreme Court: You Don't Have The Right To Vote. Justice Alito finally gets his crane shot. A political decision masquerading as a constitutional one. Elena Kagan's blistering dissent. All 6…
Yet another diverse set of divertissements, featuring a couple of songs I'd missed from earlier this year. Enjoy! If you're gonna cover a Leonard Cohen song, might as well make…
The deal was cut months ago. There would be a four-bill package of gun control bills that would be worked and passed this year. Two bills would start in the…
Awake yet? We're not talking Countdown To Ecstasy. We're talking Countdown To Inevitability. A relatively drama-free June 30. We don't yet know whether the Senate will take up the magazine…
Let's see...I've got my cold-brewed coffee w/oat milk at the ready, facing at least two hours of cogent analysis and unrelenting snark...let's DO this! The Bill Mill is grinding overtime…
Everybody has their wish-list. Here's mine. I'm limiting this to those items that conceivably could be done before the conclusion of this legislative session. So, I'm not including pot legalization…
Keep This Bill Dead And Buried. When the bill passed the House quite awhile ago, I thought it was a done deal in the Senate. Thankfully, it's languished in the…