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Monthly Archives: May 2026

‘Big fish in a shallow, fetid pond’

UncategorizedBy John YoungMay 25, 2026Leave a comment

As aggressively as they eat, they aren’t good eating. Filet one. I dare you. Their innards have the consistency of a wrestling mat. And the aroma. Actually, that’s only speculation. To eat any such catch you’d need an oil tanker of lemon juice. The thing is, though they shine and gleam in the stream, they…

Secretary Google and his quack laboratory

UncategorizedBy John YoungMay 18, 2026Leave a comment

Define “we,” Mr. Secretary. The secretary of health — standing behind the president, who was nearly awake — stepped lively to field a question about the hantavirus on the cruise ship: “We’ve got it under control.” This would be true if he spoke broadly. “We,” meaning the human race. “We,” meaning the family of man.…

‘Useful idiots’: news media edition

UncategorizedBy John YoungMay 11, 2026Leave a comment

Before getting to what a brazen billionaire has in mind for CBS News and CNN, let’s talk about Stephen Colbert. Colbert’s show goes off the air May 21, yanked by CBS in advance of a hostile takeover. “Economic decision,” said network brass. That’s cheap lunch meat. Colbert has been the late-night leader most of his…

Republicans earn new initials for race politics

UncategorizedBy John YoungMay 4, 2026Leave a comment

In January unless something happens akin to a New York Jets’ Super Bowl victory, the U.S. House of Representatives will have no black Republicans. And a lot fewer Republicans, period. The only blacks — four — now on that side of the House aisle are headed to retirement or are seeking offices in their home…

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