Archive for January, 2018
Jan. 28: If We Start Honoring Women, Pretty Soon We’ll Have to Honor Everybody
That’s pretty much the stance of state Sen. Gary Simpson, who objected to a monument honoring women’s WWII service at Leg Hall. His logic is impeccable: “Obviously men had struggles and gave up a lot when they fought those other wars, Vietnam, (World Wars) I and II. I just, I hate to see one segment […]
Song Of The Day: Jan. 28, 2018
Mike Dinsmore gave me several songs from which to choose. Why did I choose this one? I’ll let Mike explain: “Most inspirational song I’ve ever heard. It inspired a relative to run for Congress many years ago. Against Tom Carper, no less!”
Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions Die
There are a lot of villains in this story: Big Clinton, Union “Bosses”, Republicans, on and on. The GOP understands how important labor unions are to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party, historically, has not. If you want a two-sentence explanation for why the Midwest is turning red (and thus, why Donald Trump is president), […]
Not Breaking News: Right to Carry Increases Crime
It has been a slippery fact to pin down statistically, but the scientific jury is in. Right-to-carry laws lead to more violent crime – not less.
It is a combination of every confrontation ending with murder, and the legal gun owners who like showing off their guns so much that they get stolen.
“American gun owners, preoccupied with self-defense, are inadvertently arming the very criminals they fear,”
The Chris Johnson Announcement
OK, I’m psyched. Chris Johnson represents a sea-change alternative in how he would function as the State’s Attorney General. His slogan, “Real Change, Real Justice”, is embodied in his platform. At today’s official kick-off, Johnson spoke passionately about ending the ‘mass incarceration’ that clogs our prison system. Prisoners who are disproportionately poor and minorities. He […]
Open Thread Jan. 27: What It Is Ain’t Exactly Clear
Friday afternoon was quieter than usual for the Age of Trump. Too quiet? Hard to say. But the chattering classes seem to be processing the revelations about the Mueller investigation that came out of the past week. We learned that Mueller had already talked to several high-profile figures and seemed to be zeroing in on […]
Chris Johnson Announces Candidacy For AG Today
Here is the press release: CHRIS JOHNSON WILL ANNOUNCE RUN FOR DELAWARE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALSO INCLUDE CAREER ADVANCEMENT WORKSHOP WHO: Attorney, community organizer, and reformer Chris Johnson. Johnson, who will leave his post as Deputy Legal Counsel for the Office of the Governor tomorrow, has also previously worked in the City of Wilmington […]
Deneice Berry To Run For 5th RD
Aka Melanie George Smith’s seat. Berry is but the first candidate to announce. There will be at least one more. She is a first-time candidate, and frankly it shows in her announcement release: DENEICE BERRY ANNOUNCES CANIDACY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5 Combined with my career, education, community outreach, and activism will help move the […]
China no longer buying our garbage.
We’ve had a tsunami of policy garbage, now a tsunami of literal garbage is headed our way.
On Jan. 1, China made good on its promise to close its borders to several types of imported waste. By the next day, panic had already taken hold in countries across Europe and North America as trash began piling up by the ton, with no one having a clue where to now dispose of it all.
For more than 20 years, China has been the world’s recycling bin, accepting an enormous quantity of recyclable waste from nations worldwide. In 2016, China processed at least half of the world’s exports of waste plastic, paper and metals. The U.S. exported 16 million tons of waste to China that year, worth about $5.2 billion. Britain sent China enough garbage to fill up 10,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.
Can we have a do over election, as well?
This seems reasonable. Voters support the idea of holding a second EU referendum by a 16-point margin, according to one of the largest nationwide opinion polls since the Brexit vote. The ICM survey, conducted as part of a Guardian reporting project, found 47% of people would favour having a final say on Brexit once the […]
Friday News Dump: I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Strip
The award for biggest sexual harassment story of the day goes to casino mogul Steve Wynn, accused of demanding sex from numerous women who worked for him. All I can say is that when it comes to his manicurist, I can understand a man who gets manicures needing to affirm his masculinity, but it brings […]
Open Thread Jan. 26: In Dover, More Money Means More Fighting
Gov. Carney’s budget is only a starting point for the Generous Assembly, and Sneaky Pete Schwartzkopf already is making noises about wanting more money to give away as grants-in-aid. An old Leg Hall reporter once told me that there’s more fighting in Dover when there’s too much money than there is when there’s not enough, […]
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