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This week Brett Favre will appear with Donald Trump in Green Bay, part of the Trump campaign’s effort to get men to turn out for him. In some ways these guys are two of a kind. Favre pushed Mississippi state officials (who apparently didn’t need much pushing) to use $5.5 million in federal money intendedContinue reading “Why Does Trump Appeal to Men?”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than CNN commentator Van Jones who said, referring to Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris: “He gets to be lawless; she has to be flawless.” A) None B) One C) Ten D) Thirty-four 2. Same question for Harris. A) None B) One C) Ten D) Thirty-four 3.Continue reading “The Q&Q For 10/26/24”

The author Ta-Nehisi Coates is afflicted with moral certainty. In his latest book, “The Message,” he takes on the conflict in the Middle East. As New York Times columnist Pamela Paul described it, he writes that he has no desire to “hear both sides” — “no matter how politely articulated, no matter how elegantly crafted.”Continue reading “The Curse of Moral Certainty”

There are lots of theories about how this election will turn out. I subscribe to them all just so that, after election day, I’ll pick one, say ‘I told you so,’ and be right.  Here’s a roundup of all the theories I can think of. Pick your favorite and feel free to add your ownContinue reading “Theories of the Election”

I have many theories about this election, some contradictory. One I like is that Kamala Harris will win simply because she’s not Hillary Clinton. Here’s how that one goes. In 2016 Clinton won the popular vote and she only lost the Electoral College by a total of 77,000 votes spread out among three states, includingContinue reading “Harris Isn’t Hillary”

We’re exactly two weeks out from election day, although about 15 million Americans have already voted. That’s just wrong. I don’t like early voting. I think we should all go back to voting on one day. I live in my own world on this one. Leave me alone. Digression aside, I came across this oneContinue reading “The Divide in One Graph”

Sometimes I just don’t get the Republicans. I certainly don’t get how the party of Lincoln can now be the party of Trump. But in a more mundane way I don’t understand why they bother to put issues on the ballot only to abandon them. On Saturday, Dianne and I drove part of the FallContinue reading “GOP Passes on Its Own Party”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than Donald Trump who said, “The Bible is a reminder that the biggest thing we have to bring back in America, and to make America great again, is our religion.” A) Alabama. B) Tennessee. C) Georgia. D) China. 2. Trump’s Bible retails for $59.99. What doesContinue reading “The Q&Q For 10/19/24”

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway is showing courage. Facing down a record $22 million deficit, the mayor outlined what she would cut if voters fail to approve a referendum allowing the city to exceed state taxing limits. Most of her cuts are mundane — closing ice rinks, cutting Sunday library hours, reducing brush pick up,Continue reading “Rhodes Conway Takes on the Police Monitor”

Sometimes I feel like I should be sending notes of appreciation to the Madison school district. They never stop providing me with topics. This morning it’s grades. They’re getting rid of them. No more letters, only “advanced,” “proficient,” “developing,” and “emerging.” Only four categories — apparently no one will fail. Actually, this is nothing new.Continue reading “MMSD Doesn’t Make the Grade”