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Infamous Elon vs. the Good Billionaires Feb. 19, 2025
On the PBS show "Washington Week with The Atlantic" on Feb. 7, host Jeffrey Goldberg began: "Elon Mu... Read More
Astonishing: A Trailer Park Story With a Happy Ending! Nov. 15, 2023
For people who live in trailer parks, can anything be scarier than the sound of a roaring tornado? Y... Read More
A Supreme Court of Ethical Weasels Nov. 01, 2023
Wow! A couple of Supreme Court justices say they're now starting to think that maybe the court shoul... Read More
Let's Get Real: Billionaires Are Nuts! Sep. 27, 2023
When megalomanic, multibillionaire barons of industry suddenly announce that they are boundless geni... Read More
Two Strikes and an Out: A Tale of Three Towns Sep. 20, 2023
Summer's lease has all too short a date, wrote Shakespeare, but he was wrong. Thank goodness it's go... Read More
How Things Work: Big Pharma Price Gouging Sep. 20, 2023
Corporate and governmental hucksters intentionally cloak their schemes in convoluted obfuscations so... Read More
Labor Day Is Over, but Labor's Day Is Just Starting Sep. 13, 2023
Last week, I wrote about how Labor Day was created in the 1880s by rebellious workers, but I'm celeb... Read More
Yes, We Can Stop Drug Price Gouging! Here's How! Sep. 06, 2023
We human beings sometimes do some terrible things in pursuit of the almighty dollar. But to our cred... Read More
Vapid GOP 'Debate' Reveals Why Big-Money Politics Sucks Aug. 30, 2023
Peggy Lee struck a mournful chord with her hit song, "Is That All There Is?" It was about the vapidi... Read More
Consumer Alert: Your Phone Company Wants Into Your Bank Account! Aug. 23, 2023
Last week, T-Mobile (my cellular provider) pinged me with a rude message: Henceforth we will screw y... Read More
Why Trust High-Tech Billionaires to Save Humanity? Dec. 07, 2022
Here's an interesting fact: Dinosaurs dominated Earth for 165 million years — and they assumed... Read More
A Tear-Jerker About the Housing Saga of Some Rich Jerks Aug. 24, 2022
Let's all gather 'round the campfire, buckaroos, and let Ol' Cactus Jim here tell you about some of ... Read More
Today's 'Monarchs' Risk Sparking Their Own Revolutions May. 26, 2022
The period of history from the mid-18th century to the late 19th century is sometimes referred to as... Read More
Manufactured Meat Dec. 15, 2021
Who needs farms and ranches when food industrializers have petri dishes, fetal bovine serum, and cel... Read More
Team Greed Plays Big-Time Sports! Dec. 08, 2021
'Tis the season, right? Traditionally, the time around the winter solstice is one of reflection, spi... Read More
Don't Let Idiots Ru(i)n the Economy, Part 2 Oct. 21, 2021
Politicians have no business trying to run the American economy. Businesses have to persuade people ... Read More
Why Billionaires Are Detested Feb. 03, 2021
Bob Wills, the renowned leader of a classic Western swing band, would joyously call out mid-song, "T... Read More
Things I Never Told Sheldon Adelson Jan. 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — The knives were out for me in January 2017 when I arrived in Washington as the Wh... Read More
A Wealth of Riches, a Poverty of Morals Oct. 21, 2020
Let's say you're a millionaire. That's a lot of money, right? Now let's say you're a billionaire. Th... Read More
Democrats' Only Hope Feb. 21, 2020
The pre-Nevada Democratic debate was a gift to Donald Trump. Instead of training their fire on the i... Read More
