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A program note from the best new podcast of 2019

By jason330 February 21, 201914 Comments

To the patrons and freeloader listeners of The Highland Bunker podcast. Due to technical production delays, this week's episode will not drop Friday. Instead, we will release a bonus episode…

Song of the Day 2/21: The Knife, “Heartbeats”

By Alby February 21, 2019

The Knife was a brother/sister Swedish band that was so quirky it didn't perform live until two years after releasing its album "Deep Cuts" in 2003. Critics loved it, especially…

Only John Carney wants to party like it is 1999

By jason330 February 21, 20191 Comment

Carney still can't stomach the idea of raising taxes on the wealthy. The rest of America has moved on. Surveys are showing overwhelming support for raising taxes on top…

Your Liberal Media – Heck of a job, CNN

By jason330 February 21, 2019

Sarah Isgur, a former Trump administration spokesperson and longtime Republican operative with no journalism experience, has joined CNN as a political editor. Isgur once referred to CNN as the “Clinton…

Carney Addresses the Statewide Property Tax

By Alby February 20, 201947 Comments

In what has become an annual custom, Mark Brainard, grand poobah of Delaware Technical and Community College, is asking the General Assembly for a new statewide property tax to raise…

America is Awash in Money

By jason330 February 20, 2019

If I used #tags, this one would be tagged #Yup! Nice Things We're a rich country and we can afford a lot of them. We just choose not to.…

An End To Civil Forfeiture? A Decision Kathy Jennings Must Read Right Away

By El Somnambulo February 20, 20198 Comments

Could this be the beginning of the end for civil forfeitures? The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that '...the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive fines applies to state and local…

Song of the Day 2/20: Steely Dan, “Only a Fool Would Say That”

By Alby February 20, 2019

Every time I hear another attack on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this song pops into my mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06a19-S77F4 Some people say this is the Dan's answer to John Lennon's "Imagine," (Lennon, remember,…

The Trump End Game Comes Into Focus

By jason330 February 20, 201933 Comments

As the walls close in on the criminal enterprise known as the Trump Administration, his plans for avoiding jail and remaining in office are taking shape - and they don't…

Open Thread – Republicans seek to shut down negative coverage

By jason330 February 20, 20196 Comments

Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday called for the Supreme Court to reconsider New York Times v. Sullivan, the landmark 1964 ruling interpreting the First Amendment to make it hard for public officials to prevail in libel suits. Meanwhile, an overprivileged white kid sues The Washington Post for $250,000,000. Probably not related. Just a coincidence, no doubt.