TIA: Suburban ARSE Hellscape
I hate one part of life in America above all others. I’ve dropped hints here and there, but never devoted a blog post. I don’t like the physical act of driving a car. If I drive for an hour, I’m tired...
View ArticleEp. 1: Three Words Controversial in Latin America
Publishing here on my own website should, as I understand it, send the audio file to all the major podcasting platforms. This is a test. Let’s see if it works on Spotify, Apple, Google Play, Stitcher,...
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Is Trump Facing Buster This Time?
We do a lot of Trump-bashing on this site, but we have to give the man the respect he has earned in one context: Republican primary elections. Donald Trump has no chance of winning the general...
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How the GOP Takes Back the Suburbs
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 motivated Democrats to embark on a soul-searching journey to reconnect with the plight of the white working class in the upper Midwest. Countless op-eds about...
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Rust Belt Revival, a Great Migration
I am predicting a second Great Migration in the United States, one that contradicts recent trends. For all my life, Americans flocked to the Sun Belt: southern states with mild winters. They abandoned...
View ArticleSmart Money’s on Biden in 2024
I’m a fan of Allan Lichtman’s election prediction model, Keys to the White House. The logic behind the system, which was wrong just once since its inception in 1984 (when electoral college did not...
View ArticleWhat You Don’t Know About Kensington, Philadelphia
The Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia may have become the most notorious skid row in the United States. Videos abound of the tolerated drug market’s zombie-like addicts not only in English, but...
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‘Trial of the Decade’ Runner Up
Some trials get high publicity because of the horror of their crimes or the famous defendants, like Casey Anthony and OJ Simpson respectively. But some have long-term legal implications and capture...
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The Next Inflection Point
I’ve accepted what I cannot change, but I’ve opined over the years about when and why the United States will tighten gun laws. I predicted among friends at the time of the most horrific shooting to...
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Rust Belt Revival Check-In
Last summer I predicted a second great migration away from the sunbelt and toward the rust belt because climate change would drive people away from insufferable heat, uninsurable properties and, in...
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