The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Ohio Is Trump Country

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ohio This morning I drove down to Mt. Gilead, county seat of Morrow County, and the route along Highway 61 was lined with Trump signs. The ratio of Trump to Biden signs was at least 10-to-1, if not higher. The county Republican Party headquarters in Mt. Gilead wasn’t yet open, but I got […]

October in Ohio

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ohio Just a few scenes of the maple trees around my mother-in-law’s house here in rural Ohio, where polls show President Trump with a narrow lead over Joe Biden but, in fact, everybody knows Trump will carry the state by a decisive margin (he won Ohio by 8 points in 2016).  

Ohio’s ‘Republican’ Governor

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ohio Republicans are the party of business, the party of free enterprise and deregulation. So why in the world is the Republican governor of Ohio dictating 10 p.m. “last call” at bars? An Ohio state representative who led the charge to reverse Gov. Mike DeWine’s order to move last call at bars and […]

ROAD TRIP!

Good Lord willing, tonight I’ll be in Crawford County, Ohio, then I’ll spend Thursday and Friday in Berrien County, Michigan, before returning to Ohio on Saturday, then back home on Sunday. This is family travel, involving my youngest two children, including the handsome blond son who wants us to meet his future in-laws. Nevertheless, as […]

Is This White Privilege? Florida Lunatic Stabs Cop in the Neck, Doesn’t Get Shot

  When I watched the video of this incident, it bothered me: A 21-year-old man stabbed a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy in the neck [Oct. 11], according to police. Deputy Charles Williams was hospitalized with a cut on his neck and released [Oct. 12] morning, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The man […]

A Democrat and a Liar

But I repeat myself: A Michigan bar owner featured in a Joe Biden campaign ad saying his business may fail because of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 response is a wealthy tech investor who made it big after receiving a large family inheritance. Joe Malcoun, the co-owner of The Blind Pig, said in the ad his […]

Philadelphia: Murder City, U.S.A.

If you want to stay alive, stay out of Philadelphia. Earlier this month, the total of murders in the city surpassed last year’s total: The police commissioner says gun violence in Philadephia is an epidemic that the department is battling. “We are not giving up, we are not waving the white flag, and we are […]

Denver: ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Protest Until Gunman Murdered a Trump Supporter

  Nothing quite so perfectly illustrates what’s wrong with America’s media class as what happened Saturday in Denver. A group of conservative “Patriots” announced a pro-police rally. The organizer of the event said the intention was “to make a public show of force after communist and socialist protesters broke up a pro-police rally in July.” […]

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