Seattle is in King County, Washington, where Joe Biden got 75 percent of the vote in the 2020 election. King County had more than 1,000 drug overdoses involving fentanyl in 2023. These two facts are a… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…
Surveying the disgraceful condition of our nation’s 21st-century news media, there are times when the question occurs to me, “What would Wes Pruden do?” During the decade I worked as an assistant edit… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent…
Many years ago, when I was just out of college, my friend George Hall introduced me to a punk rock song from the soundtrack of the 1984 film Repo Man. “Institutionalized,” by the group Suicidal Tenden… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…
Barely two weeks ago, it didn’t look like House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had enough votes to pass a bill to increase the limit on the U.S. national debt. On April 19, when the California Republican rele… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…
Crime is a people problem. If you understand nothing else about crime, you must understand this — crime is committed by people. It is not committed by inanimate objects, and while data on criminal act… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
What are we watching in Ukraine? Is the Russian invasion a blundering failure by a desperate tyrant? Or is it possible that Vladimir Putin was correct in his estimate that Western democracies have bec… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…
A 70-year-old woman was walking her dog in one of Chicago’s most affluent neighborhoods Wednesday when she was confronted by a masked stranger who pointed a pistol in her face and shouted, “Give me yo… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…
Does anyone else still remember November 2010? It was the Tea Party year. Conservatives had spent months organizing and rallying all over the country in opposition to President Barack Obama’s agenda, … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
No team has ever made it to the Super Bowl with a rookie starting quarterback, but the New England Patriots could make history this year. Mac Jones, drafted in the first round after leading the Univer… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…
Tens of millions of Americans believe Kyle Rittenhouse should have been convicted of homicide in Kenosha, just like many of the same people still believe that the riots of 2020 were “mostly peaceful” … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…