They Can Pry Your Menthols From Your Cold, Dead Hands
“I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.” Robert Frost On Thursday, the U.S. Food...
I Cheer, You Cheer, We All Cheer for the Anglosphere
St. George’s Day, the national holiday of England, comes and goes every April 23 with little fanfare in the United States. And apparently not a...
TDS May Be in Remission, but Brace for “Biden Regret Syndrome”
Bush Derangement Syndrome was a real thing, especially on far-left corners of the internet like Democratic Underground and bartcop. The early to mid-2000’s were replete...
The Best Small Government Position is the Reverse Nebraska
On March 31, Missouri State Representative Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) proposed an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would reduce the size of our General...
Vaccine Passports: The Most Virtuous of All Virtue Signals
Say “vaccine passport” again! Say “vaccine passport” again, I dare you, I double dare you mother******, say “vaccine passport” one more goddamn time! –Jules Winnfield...
America’s Sports Obsession: Losing the Long Game
I was raised with conflicting feelings about sports. My brother was a bit of a jock, playing several sports, but especially excelling at wrestling. (Real...
Missouri U.S. Senate Race 2022: An early look
Everyone hates Congress, yet somehow everyone loves their Congressman. “Open” Congressional and U.S. Senate seats are rare, as re-election rates are somewhere north of 90%....
Ranking the Constitutional Amendments – Part 2
Welcome back to Professor Morrill’s classroom. This is part two of a two-part series in which I have the audacity to rank all 27 amendments...
Ranking the Constitutional Amendments – Part I
I was so fascinated by the Constitution as a youngster that I attempted to re-write the Junior High Student Council Constitution in a way that...
T.S. Eliot is Wrong. February is the Cruelest Month
“I am so sick of February. It’s the shortest month but it sure doesn’t feel that way.” -Toby Flenderson, “The Office” I’ve never much cared...