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How to save our 'progressive' cities? -- Cut off federal money
Our major cities have already gone to Hell. Now they're becoming islands of progressive stupidity. Without 'free' federal $$$ it couldn't happen.
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Getting high with John Steinbeck
The best view of Steinbeck Country -- aka, Monterey County -- is from the marble top of Fremont Peak.
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Fuck the Filibuster
The filibuster was an accidental invention of the Senate in the early 1800s. It's been used for good and ill for partisan reasons, but it didn't stop…
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Ratting out the CIA rats
In 1979 ABC produced a documentary about the CIA's infamous MKUltra program that used drugs like LSD and brain-washing techniques to see if they could…
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October 2025

In praise of the Pacific Coast's beaches & trees
Cruising past the wide beaches of Oregon and through the tall redwood forests of Northern California is a road trip that's hard to beat anywhere in the…
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Grokipedia treats me better than Wiki
Its 'Travels with Charley' citation is superior -- and can correct itself.
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Wired didn't use to suck
'The Digital Rolling Stone' is now just another leftwing mouthpiece. When Wired was a baby in the early 1990s, it was one of the best ways to find out…
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What malls can teach Main Street
Atlantic Monthly explains how malls can give 'moribund cities' some practical lessons in the psychology of commerce. My weekly take on America's news…
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John Steinbeck's quick fling with Montana
The great author's quote about how much he loved the Gem State was based on his high-speed 60-hour dash across it during his 1960 'Travels with Charley…
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LA-Toronto World Series edition: Tommy Lasorda, 'Eight Men Out' & Vin Scully
Time for my annual homage to our former national pastime: An XXX-rated hang-out with Lasorda, a location piece on 'Eight Men Out,' Q&As with Scully and…
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'No Kings' -- Except the ones we like...
With their feeble protests & silly costumes the old white Baby Boomer demographic to which I belong made fools of themselves in 100 cities. But their…
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Fun with the dismal science
There was no scarcity of sensible economics in the mid 1990s. My weekly take on America's news, culture and ideas -- from exactly 30 years ago.
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