Blade Runner as Prophecy
When Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner hit movie screens in the summer of 1982, critics viewed it as a vivid but…
A bobblehead too far
Major League Baseball (MLB) ballpark giveaways are pogey bait to get folks through the gates, keep them spending, and turn…
It suddenly dawns on Democrats that ethnic pandering is bombing with Latino voters
Democrats have been losing Latino voters in droves to President Trump and many Republicans, to the consternation of many leftist…
The Anthony family saga
There is something rich about Karmelo Anthony describing himself in his court filing as a “penniless, destitute, and indigent person,…
Chutzpah: In Los Angeles mayor’s race, Nithya Raman makes an appeal for Spencer Pratt’s voters
After stealing Spencer Pratt’s second-place finish in the Los Angeles mayor’s race in an extended Skid Row ballot-harvesting operation, Democratic…
Remembering the Six-Day War and its aftermath
On June 5, 1967, 59 years ago, the Six-Day War began. By noontime, our base commander assembled the crew members…
Self-defense sometimes has consequences
I often write on self-defense and firearm-related issues, including concealed carry for defense of self and others. We’re all individually…
What lead and asbestos teach us about electric vehicles
For more than a century, society has repeatedly embraced new technologies long before understanding their long‑term consequences. Two of the…
The line that almost didn’t happen
Time flies. On June 12, 1987, President Reagan was in Berlin and gave another memorable speech. We remember it as…
Americans deserve fair real estate appraisal standards
Having done real estate transactions based on federal and state government appraisals, working both with and opposed to federal and…