Stories Out There
The Associated Press says 63% of Americans do not believe in UFOs. In reporting this at FiveThirtyEight, Walt Hickey added: Hillary Clinton is apparently not among that number, and she has promised to open up government files on UFOs if elected president. “There’s...
He’d Be The Best Veep Ever
If we still ran the USA the way they did in the 1790s, Donald Trump would be on his way to becoming our Vice President. Up until 1800, that position was filled by whoever came in second in the presidential election. So, John Adams served under George Washington. Next,...
Electoral Math
When people talk about the presidential election, they often quote polls showing how their candidate will win. But national polls mean nothing, because we don't elect presidents by popular vote. We still use the creaky electoral college method which, while long...
Random Thoughts
I was downtown last night, drove by The Dome, and noticed that it still has signs outside exhorting people to buy St. Louis Rams tickets. I'm sure someone will get around to taking them down any month now. I was going to write a post about Larry Wilmore’s performance...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Campbell Brown, former anchor and reporter for CNN and NBC, blames TV news outlets for the rise of Donald Trump: I really would like to blame Trump. But everything he is doing is with TV news’ full acquiescence. Trump doesn’t force the networks to show his rallies...
Nerd Prom
President Obama will make his final White House Correspondents Dinner appearance tonight, which will be carried by CSPAN and all the cable news channels. Larry Wilmore ("The Nightly Show") is the comedian who has to follow him. That used to be a much better spot...
Religious Bigotry Loses In Missouri
I'm happy to say that Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would have legalized religious bigotry against LGBT people in Missouri, died in a House committee last night. As my guest Tony Messenger (who has railed against it in his columns for the Post-Dispatch) pointed...
Mouth Yes, Money No
A few months ago, I overheard two guys at work discussing why Hillary Clinton will not be president. Their entire argument came down to the fact that she would be indicted for charges related to using her private e-mail server. I couldn't help myself. I jumped in...