I wanted no part of the Republican National Convention. Never did I think I’d be hosting it. What a lovely Wednesday evening I was having, entirely free of racist lies and smarm. Then the GOP showed up. I heard the rattling of equipment in my backyard, the…
Welcome back to the Republican National Convention. To review, we had hoped, via a teeming arena in Florida, to infect as many as possible with our special brand of recklessness, but Gov. DeSantis beat us to that. So we’ve taken notes from the Democrats and will do it remotely.…
Mike Pence just turned a whiter shade of pale. The very last person with whom he wanted to share TV glare on-stage is coming his way. If Donald Trump can’t delay the election, can Pence delay the vice presidential debates — till Bowl Week? Kamala Harris…
This week, Sturgis, S.D., is the best place in America to be a germ. Its population of 6,943, has grown by 250,000 or so for the Sturgis 2020 motorcycle rally. Even if we don’t count microbes, it’s by far the nation’s biggest gathering since the pandemic began. Elbow…
What do my pet store and the great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt have in common? Quite a bit, actually. First, my pet store. It’s a big chain — no surprise — and therefore nothing unusual. However, its devotion to people’s safety is remarkable – so much that it…