DL Open Thread: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
I Hope That Hurricane Melissa Isn't Jamaica's Katrina: Hurricane Melissa was on track to make a direct hit on Jamaica on Tuesday, as the nation’s prime minister warned that no…
Democrats and Republicans, Heed the Call, All Can Attend the Hypocrites’ Ball
Jeffrey Balk, the erstwhile chair of the Sussex County Democratic Party, stepped down from his position over the weekend, but not before his situation exposed the rank hypocrisy of the…
Song of the Day 10/27: Seth MacFarlane, “I Never Felt This Way Before”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona I haven’t watched “Family Guy” since right after it went on the air in 1999. It looked to me like a juvenile and unfunny copy…
DL Open Thread: Monday, October 27, 2025
Suxco County D Chair Resigns: The Sussex County Democratic Party Chair, Jeff Balk, who was the subject of recent controversy over his decision to remain in leadership despite his past…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: October 26, 2025
Sulawesi--The Island That Holds The Earth's Secrets?: Mount Lokon, part of an active stratovolcano. Sulawesi, Indonesia, is a spectacular and singular place, blurring the boundaries between myth and ecology. This…
John Kowalko Has Passed Away
He was among the earliest progressives who sought to challenge the Delaware Way. Many of the ideas that he that he first championed, like the creation of an Inspector General,…
Epstein Ballroom Update
As most of America's feck-free elected Democrats furrow their brows in concern, its citizens are reacting with near-universal condemnation of Donald Trump's latest display of his guiding ethos, best summed…
Song of the Day 10/25: John Williams & the Vienna Philharmonic: “Imperial March (from ‘Star Wars’)”
I suppose the fact that fascists have an underdeveloped sense of humor isn't news, but it still drew media attention when a protester in Washington DC proved it. Sam O'Hara,…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 25, 2025
So, let's see. Just an average week. Trump destroys the East Wing of the White House to make way for the Billionaires' Ballroom that will dwarf the rest of the…
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending October 23, 2025
"We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We…
Song of the Day 10/24: The Who, “You Better You Bet”
The betting scandal involving a National Basketball Association player is about as surprising as the location of this morning's sunrise, and most people have been quick to blame it on…
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 24, 2025
If you need any explanation as to why the Democratic Party is held in such low regard, it's because we have a lunatic president doing utterly bonkers things every day…
Song of the Day 10/23: Rush, “The Spirit of the Radio”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Geddy Lee has spent more than 50 years behind a microphone and bass guitar with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Rush, pride of…