Tag: government

  • After attending rallies like yesterday’s No Kings (October 2025 version), the take-away is that there are a lot of like-minded people who are unhappy with the way things have been going. Here in Lowell, Massachusetts, a respectful crowd listened to speakers, music, and cheered and chanted. Afterwards the group wended their way from Boarding House…

  • If you listen to the pundits, the coming presidential election is boiled down to a single question: Am I better off today than I was 4 years ago? I think it’s more complicated than a “yes” or “no”. Certainly my family’s monetary worth is not better, however, I do not blame presidential policy for this.…

  • Around 9:00 last night, I got sucked in to watching C-SPAN of all channels. And yes, I was watching the Health Care “Debate” — if you can call that circus a debate. I am a supporter of national health care and, frankly, I think this particular round of legislation is a pale shadow of what…