Few people defined the horror of the 20th century more than Joseph Stalin. We can’t do anything to change the mass graveyards he created, but what we can do is celebrate his death on March 5, 1953. So, huzzah, the monster is dead, though it took him far too long to do us that courtesy. […]
What can one say about Biden’s inaugural address? Nothing I have seen analyzed it better than what was written 100 years ago about Warren Harding’s inaugural speech: It was “an army of pompous phrases marching across the landscape in search of an idea.” Pat Buchanan graciously excused it as “the most confusing, contradictory and incoherent […]
Don’t you just love the platitudes spewing from so many? One that galls me is the mantra: “We’re all in this together.” It follows closely on the heels of: Wear your mask and social distance–as though there is anything social about distancing! You meet an old friend and then stand six feet apart to share […]
Once upon an eternity ago now, Minneapolis was a city built around lakes and parks and open spaces. Now it’s simply become a lunatic asylum. Being Scandinavian-rich, it gave birth to such clowns as Hubert Humphrey, Orville Freeman, and Walter Mondale. They typified the soft socialism that marred the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Then […]
The other day I happened upon a story which demonstrates the depth of decay that has rotted out life in the Twin Cities. Normally it would be impossible to make up stories like this, but these are not normal times. The image at the top of this blog reveals that in the St. Paul suburb […]
Close relatives of mine are in the process of moving out of the house they’ve called home for thirty-five years and into a senior residence. The challenge of downsizing from a seventeen-room dwelling to a four-room one is obvious; countless decisions have to be made whether to give away, donate to charity, or sell. […]
Alas, winter will soon be upon us. Though it’s not my favorite season, it does have its charms. I think the secret to enjoying it is to accept its moods. When it howls and snorts and brings Canada’s worst our way, then bundle up, settle in, and take the time winter just provided to pull […]
Over the years I have been exposed to politicians who don’t know when to shut up–windbags who are so full of themselves that they think everyone wants to be entertained by them. I recall an interview I conducted as a young reporter in Crookston, Minnesota. Word leaked out that Hubert Humphrey was visiting the fair […]
Sick of the government mandate that we hide in our houses and hankering for a road trip, my wife and I recently took a trip to Montana and Idaho via North Dakota. It was marvelous to get away and to see some magnificent scenery and meet fine people. Early in our trip as we approached […]
Why is it impossible to avoid holier than thou apostles wearing halos and continually pointing to their saintliness as symbols of “wokeness?” The crowd has become a scourge to life. As George Orwell wrote they’re “like idiots staring over an asylum wall.” Examples bombard us daily from all manner of sources. One that arrived in […]