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March 30 Open Thread: Contain Your Enthusiasm

By Alby March 30, 20189 Comments

At last we know what all the bashing of the Coastal Zone Act over the past few years has been about. The long-discussed Port of Wilmington expansion project has finally…

March 29 Open Thread: How Real Bipartisanship Works

By Alby March 29, 20187 Comments

Chris Coons could take a lesson in bipartisanship from his 22 female colleagues. All 22 of them -- 17 Democrats, 5 Republicans -- signed a letter to Mitch McConnell demanding…

March 28 Open Thread: St. Anthony’s Finds Its Misplaced Good Sense

By Alby March 28, 20183 Comments

You couldn't write a better ad for the effectiveness of Tom Neuberger in fighting the Catholic authorities: He got St. Anthony's parish and the Diocese of Wilmington to back down…

March 26 Open Thread: Big Bust Might Lead to Big Bust

By Alby March 26, 201819 Comments

The March for Our Lives turnout exceeded my expectations, and produced hours of riveting testimonials from children about the effects shooting have on their lives. That's unbeatable TV, and the…

March 23 Open Thread: Trump Wants Trade Wars and Hot Wars

By Alby March 23, 20187 Comments

Among all the distractions in the 24-hour news cycle, the most important story got buried amid the detritus: Trump slapped tariffs on a bunch of Chinese goods, and the American…

March 22 Open Thread: Facebook Faces the Music

By Alby March 22, 20187 Comments

It's hard not to feel some schadenfreude over Facebook's sudden fall in fortune. Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed the issue of privacy with some vague promises, but the potential legal problems…

March 19 Open Thread: Money Is the Root of All Greed

By Alby March 19, 201832 Comments

WDEL's Amy Cherry has the best story on the kerfuffle over the firing of Padua Academy's principal. The Diocese of Wilmington is trying to split hairs about it, but it…

March 16 Open Thread: Go to Jail. Go Directly to Jail.

By Alby March 16, 201825 Comments

The Mueller investigation passed Go and collected $200 yesterday, when it was revealed that Mueller has subpoenaed documents from the Trump Organization. I think Mueller is moving slowly to give…

Ides of March Open Thread: Where’s Brutus When You Need Him?

By Alby March 15, 20188 Comments

The Delaware State News continues to push hard for Dover Downs to get the tax break it's been demanding for the past several years. The paper is so eager it…

Open Thread Feb. 26: Stupidity Springs From the Barrel of a Gun

By Alby February 26, 201814 Comments

Every time America has another mass shooting, gun owners demonstrate that gun ownership is inversely related to intelligence. Or, to paraphrase an old axiom, if all you've got is a…

The NRA Loves School Shootings

By Alby February 24, 20181 Comment

Dana "Super Hot Mom" Loesch tried to score points the other day by claiming the media "loves" school shootings because they like grieving white moms. She claimed it's good for…

Open Thread Feb. 23: Nudists Forced to Run for Cover

By Alby February 23, 201854 Comments

Boy, was I fooled. For a while there I thought Delaware had entered the 21st century -- not on time, mind you, but within the 5-to-10-year lag period it always…

Open Thread Feb. 19: Marching As to War

By Alby February 19, 201815 Comments

The kids at that Florida high school have learned something important: All the talk in the world won't influence politicians. They do a lot of talking themselves, so they know…