A Look Back at 2021
Gene Glotzer2021 was something. It just started like three weeks ago, but tonight is the last night. That was different. It’s customary to end the year with a little retrospective and…
The End of 2020
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash 2020 is coming to an end tonight. It was an odd year. Certainly not the worst year for me personally. 2015 and 2016 were way worse. It…
Buzz Kill
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash I haven't posted anything about politics since election day. So many people have been so happy with the results. People were literally dancing in the streets. I…
I Voted, Whoop-di-doo
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash I voted today. That's no shock. I've voted in every election, primary, referendum, and ballot question since I turned 18. Voting is very, very important to me.…
Dog Whistles In My Hometown
Dog Whistle: a coded message communicated through words or phrases commonly understood by a particular group of people, but not by others. Every year, I like to pay attention to…
What Were You Expecting?
Trump and Biden faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2020 election on Tuesday night. I didn't watch. The last time I watched a presidential debate was probably…
On History: The 1994 Crime Bill
History is an odd subject in the way it combines objective and subjective views. It is full of objective facts. There can be no reasonable argument about whether certain events…
The Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Heard
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash During an interview that was broadcast on July 19th, Chris Wallace asked Donald Trump if he would accept the election results if he lost…
The Debate About Voting Has Gotten Really Weird
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash The Democratic nomination of Joe Biden is basically settled. Realistically, it has been since the beginning of March. But many states, including my own, still have primaries…
Why Not Biden?
I just published a piece called Why Not Bernie? I am currently undecided, I wanted Warren, so I’m reasoning through my options in public. It’s time for me to tackle…