Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much — On a quick snack break, I entered the break room to find a man in a very expensive suit standing forlornly in front of the soft drink machine. I got my bag of chips and then waited impatiently behind him for my turn to get a Pepsi. He continued to…

Why can’t be buy more clothing made in this country? — I just bought a bathrobe from L.L. Bean, a time-honored American purveyor of sensible clothing. The robe was made in Cambodia. According to AllAmerican.org, L.L. Bean sells more than 5,000 products, of which only about 425 are made in the U.S. …

Out with the ostentatiousness and snobbery, in with the new guy in the Carhartt hoodie — This morning, I flipped on the TV and watched the usual assemblage of Republican senators and congresspeople mouthing off. All those good-for-nothing liars in Brooks Brothers and Ralph Lauren selling out the American people to line the pockets of those who wear Brioni and Kiton. I hate suits! I particularly…

A huge problem that may be solving itself — In the 55 seconds it just took me to write this sentence, the world population increased from 8,000,113,481 to 8,000,113,536. “Oh dear!” interrupts my neighbor when I get “55 more people in 55 seconds.” “Do you have to start in with the population thing again?” she whines. “The world is…

Abortion reconsidered — You want to save lives, and you believe that abortion is “murdering an unborn baby.” For the sake of discussion, I’ll temporarily accept your definition of abortion. But I do have some questions: Is it only the unborn you want to save? Or do you also care about the living — babies, their parents, and everyone in your community…

Yesterday, Bernie Sanders published an op-ed on Fox News — I published an article yesterday on Medium about corporations donating big to election deniers to ensure they are on board with more and more profits going to CEOs and less and less of the country’s wealth available for the rest of us. …

Who is causing inflation? It’s not Biden, folks. — DO NOT VOTE for any of the senators and representatives listed below, each of whom voted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election on the basis of “fraud” that they knew did not exist. DO NOT BUY PRODUCTs manufactured or sold by the corporations in the third list…

Narcissists, sociopaths, and Republicans — A narcissistic news anchor on Fox News discussing the recent attack on Paul Pelosi blames the Democrats for not doing more to prevent crime. “A lot of people get hit with hammers,” says Jesse Watters. The assailant isn’t to blame, he says, nor is the rhetorical extremism of Trump, most…

Here’s what I’ll be doing if he lets “Boss Tweet” back on the platform — Two days ago, on the very same day that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter closed, he fired its CEO, CFO, policy head, and general counsel. Musk, by his own admission, is now Chief (and apparently Only) Twit. Musk has said he has plans for Twitter. He will: Reduce Twitter’s 7,500…