Here are some news stories that might be of interest. Most articles will be more or less summarized in the headline. You can skim the headlines and summaries, and click the links if they are of interest. Keep in mind, many of these reports are products of an unreliable news media, so although they […]

We are pleased to present this guest essay from Ryland Engelhart, co-founder of Kiss The Ground, an organization promoting public health through regenerative agriculture. This mission was the focus of the film “Kiss the Ground” in 2020, and he also was a producer of the documentary “Common Ground,” which advocated for cooperative environmental and health […]

With his bold pronouncement in the Dred Scott decision that Congress had no jurisdiction over the territories, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney hoped to preempt all political discussion and debate. But he was sadly disappointed, for his majority opinion itself became the focus of a new, and ever more vicious, round of political battles as […]

Is Disney taking a step back from its DEI fixation? I wouldn’t bet on it but they are doing something in an attempt to generate some headlines in that direction. Axios was the first to report on some of the changes. Disney is changing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) […]

I’d seen this a bit ago, but life here in the States has been so kick-ass, I didn’t have a chance to get to it. Part of the reason for all the excitement here in the States reminded me of it…but I’m going to save that for lagniappe at the end of the post. […]