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Why Is the Pentagon Barring Soldiers From Repairing Their Weapons? Jan. 28, 2026
The U.S. military has long been an easy mark — for our own avaricious corporate contractors, t... Read More
The Status Quo vs. The Alternative Jan. 23, 2026
The last two weeks have been, like the preceding weeks, nuts. The president insisted the United Stat... Read More
Another Hellacious Idea from the Texas Laboratory of Bad Government Oct. 29, 2025
Texas: What the Hell? The Lone Star State's government, a wholly owned corporate subsidiary, solidif... Read More
For America, It's Time To Count What Really Counts Aug. 13, 2025
Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn't like the numbers ann... Read More
Can Feisty Journalists Rescue Their Newspaper from Corporate Greed ... Again? Aug. 06, 2025
In 2018 my newspaper died. Well, actually, the emaciated carcass of the Austin American Statesman st... Read More
Can Trump's Perfume Cloak the Stink of GOP Corruption? Jul. 16, 2025
Big news! The Trump4Sale shop next door to the Office of the President has just issued an exciting n... Read More
Soldiers Say It's Hard to Eat a $45 Million Parade Jun. 25, 2025
How embarrassing. Our showbiz president's glorious $45 million military parade — fssssst ̵... Read More
China Deserves the Trump Tariffs Mar. 26, 2025
This January, when President Joe Biden was serving his last weeks in office and turning over the pre... Read More
Why Trump Should Ignore the Stock Market Mar. 18, 2025
President Donald Trump's economic priority shouldn't be preventing a recession. Stock prices are al... Read More
An Alternative to Tariffs Mar. 14, 2025
Contrary to what some supporters of President Donald Trump claim and the President himself asserts, ... Read More
Cutting Social Security Administration Staff Has Consequences Mar. 05, 2025
Before I begin today's column, which questions some of President Donald Trump's planned staff reduct... Read More
Downsizing Happens Feb. 21, 2025
Chelsea Milburn is a disabled veteran of the United States Navy who, until recently, worked for the ... Read More
Return to Sender: Trump's Deportations Complicate Relationship Between Migrants and Their Home Countries Jan. 30, 2025
SAN DIEGO — The relationship between Americans and the millions of undocumented immigrants who... Read More
MAGA's Family Feud Over H-1B Visas Is Full of Inconsistencies Jan. 07, 2025
SAN DIEGO — The media was too quick to move on from a recent MAGA civil war over H-1B visas, w... Read More
My Foreign Friends Dec. 06, 2024
When I was a high school kid in Missouri, around 1972 or so, there were people in our town who used ... Read More
How We Cope Shows Men and Women Are Different Oct. 02, 2024
I reported last week about the decided move of young women to the political left and away from the r... Read More
The Amish Are Better Than You Sep. 20, 2024
The Amish are better than you. They're better than me, too. This is because the Amish make furniture... Read More
Labor Day Inspiration Sep. 02, 2024
Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Happy Labor Day as summer comes to a close and you are enjoying... Read More
Michigan Takes a U-Turn Back to the Rust Belt Feb. 27, 2024
No state in modern times has transitioned from a worker freedom state to one that forces workers to ... Read More
What's Left 4: We Need a Real Minimum Wage Feb. 23, 2024
When Gallup pollsters ask Americans what causes them the most stress and worry, personal economic co... Read More
