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Oh, Ye of little sense and less humanity!
Paris Hilton, who was at one time only "famous for being famous" (a Times reporter noted) has joined a campaign to shut down an abusive...

Chuck Radda
Oct 12, 20222 min read


The Courant–a day late and a dollar short–and a dollar more
The words Courant and current sound the same. The similarity ends there. The Courant, which, in 2020, began printing in Springfield and...

Chuck Radda
Oct 11, 20223 min read


Tax cuts and small government remain the bedrock of the Republican party.
The message is seductive, but historically the result is always the same: a later tax increase to resore all those "unnecessary" cuts....

Chuck Radda
Oct 5, 20223 min read


The Animal World. In Praise of the Kangaroo Court; In Condemnation of Snakes and Weasels.
Alex Jones belongs in jail. Make it happen, judicial system. Yes, I'm talking to you, those of you educated and trained to ensure the...

Chuck Radda
Sep 17, 20224 min read


On knowing when the game has ended: an honest surrender to my evangelical friends
Dear anonymous evangelicals who voted for Trump, You won. You don't have to vote for him anymore. __________________________ We should...

Chuck Radda
Sep 1, 20223 min read


In Finland, March 19 is Equality Day; in America, August 26 is Women's Equality Day
Both need some retooling. If you have access to the N.Y. Times online, be sure to read yesterday's piece by Maureen Dowd. In it she...

Chuck Radda
Aug 29, 20223 min read


There's a case to be made for making the case
Most of us have lived our entire lives without the FBI raiding our homes. It's not luck: it's just that we're not criminals. When Richard...

Chuck Radda
Aug 27, 20224 min read


"A League of Their Own" doesn't really have one.
I shy away from entertainment reviews because I have squandered more than my share of time on TV series and movies of questionable merit....

Chuck Radda
Aug 24, 20223 min read


The "Great America" of the MAGA herd—When was that?
You can't have a movement without a slogan, and even though MAGA sounds a little too much like maggot for my taste, apparently, Trump...

Chuck Radda
Aug 20, 20223 min read


When the CEO earns 300-times that of the entry-level worker, expect bad decisions from both.
Donald Trump may be aberrant, but his election in 2016 was not an aberration; it was, instead, the logical extension of that one detail...

Chuck Radda
Jul 30, 20223 min read


The "woke" are very disconcerting to the un-woke. Why give it up?
Remember that time long ago when you were woke? You were probably much younger then, after all, this was months ago, but some of us still...

Chuck Radda
Jul 24, 20222 min read


Two concepts linked only in America: 1. Lauren Boebert. 2. Representative.
It is difficult to argue with those who argue that Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is an ass. A well-armed one at that, at least in...

Chuck Radda
Jul 9, 20223 min read


A radical proposal for a day when we mark the anniversary of a radical proposal.
The Trump presidency comprised four years of bad behavior: bigotry, prejudice, racial and gender hatred, and a glaring disregard for the...

Chuck Radda
Jul 4, 20223 min read


Can I get a witness? It's very likely if you pray on the 50-yard line.
It is difficult, given the current composition of the United States Supreme Court, to single out any one particular malefactor as being...

Chuck Radda
Jun 30, 20222 min read


Less Wallowing, More Action
I'm sure you remember how it was waking up on November 9, 2016. If you awakened at all. You would have to have slept first, and many of...

Chuck Radda
Jun 26, 20224 min read


The Supreme Court—Preventing Vice and Promoting Virtue, one casualty at a time
Over the weekend, the Taliban, which last summer promised (or maybe implied? hinted at?) a movement away from its draconian past,...

Chuck Radda
May 9, 20223 min read


For those who contend that we study history to learn from our mistakes...it's not working.
Pompeo, Trump, others—protected by the Constitution and safe within American borders—continue to disparage Ukraine's struggle for...

Chuck Radda
Feb 25, 20222 min read


It's official: the pandemic is a bi-partisan mess. Time to hoist the Mission Accomplished banner?
In a nation where every home comprises at least one epidemiologist, one pulmonary specialist, and one pharmacist, it was bound to happen:...

Chuck Radda
Feb 10, 20222 min read


A modest proposal: prosecute the homegrown liars who continue to murder their fellow Americans.
I know millions awaken each morning and immediately check their Twitter feed. I am not one of them. It doesn't make me superior—it...

Chuck Radda
Jan 10, 20223 min read


The stubbornness of good: the lie of patriotism
Today is January 6, which in the Christian tradition is the day the three wise men arrived at the Capitol to prevent Jesus from being...

Chuck Radda
Jan 6, 20223 min read
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