Speedway Matters

This post is a bit of a departure from the majority of my other posts. This is about suicide. In the past two days, I've heard two ver...

During the Obama years, I was continually scolded by my Republican friends who would say that "Bush is gone" and "the current...

Am I supposed to care about the latest ( 3rd in 2018, for the record ) "shutdown" of the U.S. Government? Is all of this drama ...

I tend to think of some , but not all, of the wildfire problems in California in the same vein as I do the hurricane problems in FL. "D...

By every account I've heard, Jay Koontz was a wonderful man. He died too young as a result of leukemia. His widow Linda has ever since h...

I hear often about "economic development" plans from localities that are essentially subsidizing private projects via tax dollars,...

Our politics are different. I get it. I am a liberal progressive. You are staunchly conservative. I get it. However, please think about yo...

I don't like Halloween, and I'm not quite sure why. One would think that it's right in my wheelhouse: Pagan celebration? Che...

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist (Photos via Library of Congress) To be specific, Sandy, will you ma...

Donald Trump is 78.3% down the path he’s been following from failed real estate investor/non-stop grifter/reality TV star to fascist dictat...

I wrote this for the Speedway Town Talk, and I figured I'd post the un-edited version here: I was approached recently [1] by a guy w...

I play in a few rock n' roll bands for charity. One of the bands has a part-time member who is a bona fide professional musician. Other ...

Either reader of this blog knows my feelings on Donald Trump, movement conservatism, and the national Republican party. It will come as no s...

I generally try to stay away from discussing abortion because those with whom I disagree are not persuadable, nor am I. I am pro-choice. I...

Tabletop Joe is no friend of Senator Mike Young's politics. This much is clear. And like most people, Tabletop Joe doesn't care to b...