AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM The New York Times had a great article by German Lopez on guns in America.  He argues convincingly that gun deaths are unique to America because of the number of guns and the inability to restrict use and ownership. The majority of gun deaths in 2021 were suicides. Nearly half were homicides that occurred outside

Police arrested accused rapist Bowen Turner for public disorderly conduct. Three teenage girls swore that Turner raped them on separate occasions from 2018 to 2019. In April 2022, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in one case. He got probation causing a national outrage. BuzzFeed News reported on the arrest. BuzzFeed referenced the police

Congress passed bipartisan legislation to update the March 1941 Lend-Lease Act to support and aid Ukraine. Lawmakers approved the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 by a vote of 417 to 10. The legislation will waive some of the current Lend-Lease requirements. Loans will not be capped at five years. The legislation allows the Biden

Kevin McCarthy has no credibility. The audio says it all. He betrayed his friend and colleague Liz Cheney. Sad.

California politician Kevin McCarthy blasted Trump after the Jan. 6 Trump riots. Now he denies it. Of course, it is on video. Kevin McCarthy will be the new Majority Leader for the Grand Old Party. Really?

Governor Abbot’s actions are hurting Americans. His idiocy has increased inflation. He is a political hack. The Republicans want to increase taxes now. The Republicans offered Florida senator Rick Scott’s “11-Point Plan to Rescue America.” The Republican plan imposes new taxes on 57% of Americans. The other stupid idea is to sunset all legislation after