My Twitter field has come alive with a burst of chatter about Rep. Joe Kennedy challenging Ed Markey in the 2020 Democratic primary for the US Senate. One of the first to chime in was Doug Heye, whose Twitter profile states he is a "CNN … [Read more...]

I’ve always been proud to be an Irish and Italian American and I’m grateful my ancestors came over here to enjoy the privilege and opportunity of being an American. Only in America would an Irishman and Italian woman meet and make me. Only … [Read more...]

Yesterday at work, in the employee break room a friendly co-worker tells me "Trump will go down as the greatest president in our lifetime".  I assumed he was joking and made a sarcastic remark. He was not joking.  He doubled down. So … [Read more...]

Picture the following. Democrats desperately vying to replace a racist, foul-mouthed, unqualified, corrupt, norm breaking Republican supported by a hard core 40% of the electorate. The Democrats have a huge primary field with the potential … [Read more...]

So now we are targeting LEGAL immigrants, like my own family, described in detail below. The New York Times says today they "probably" won't target those who are one step from citizenship with a green card. I don't buy it. They've … [Read more...]

This is a short post and my apologies for the language I am about to use, but I think democrats need to be clear.  "Deplorables" was too weak.  It should be: "If you support this, you're an asshole."  Followed up by asking why none of the … [Read more...]

One of the most informative books I've read over the past year has been Prisoners of Geography. It really shows how many of the worlds hot spots are directly tied into geographic problems, in ways even I did not realize or could imagine. … [Read more...]