Baseball

The Best Little Ballpark in Texas

Under storm-lit West Texas skies, a night at Alpine’s Kokernot Field becomes more than baseball—it’s a meditation on youth, history, and the quiet joy of playing for love of the game in a place where legends once stood.

Trump

Am I Writing for SNL Now?

This can't be real.

media

Good Night and Good Luck

The Tiffany Network is now Temu.

International Politics

Two Daiquiris at the Floridita and a Lesson America Never Learned

Latin American nations that have, painfully and slowly, moved past the legacy of all the U.S.-backed coups will have to face a clarity they have been avoiding: nothing has changed, the Monroe Doctrine has simply been rearmed by a man who has said, “I can do anything I want.”

Trump

It's Not Personal, It's Just Business

Oh, and it's also about Epstein.

Can We All Take a Break and Be Irish for a Moment?

Come on, give politics a rest and be happy for one day. On Wednesday, it's a handful of Advils and politics as usual.

national politics

Fill 'Er up! No, Wait...

This little adventure is worth every penny, eh?

Trump

Why We Fight...Oh, Hell, Who Knows?

So, really. Where is this going?

They Sleep Just Fine

"The Iran war is part of God’s plan and President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.'" -combat unit commander to non-com officers It's a rhetorical question that you

International Politics

The Historic Mindlessness of Americans

"American politicians routinely describe Iran as a rogue state, an irrational actor, an existential threat. What they rarely do is connect that behavior to its historical origins, because doing so would require a reckoning with American responsibility that domestic politics makes nearly impossible."

War

Operation Epstein Fury

Iran will no doubt retaliate by bombing the FBI filing cabinet.

Big Bend

The Border Wall and All Y'all

You cannot find a breathing soul out in the Big Bend region who wants a wall. Elected officeholders, Republican and conservative, see it as a disaster, economically and aesthetically.

Trump

Our Lady of Eternal Rationalizations

It all seems so obvious, except it apparently isn't.

Trump

Mean Girls 3

Seriously, people. How stupid does it have to get?

Trump

The Lion Sleeps...In Meetings

What! What? Trump is racist? Call the Washington Post, if anyone is still there.

Trump

Shittz and Giggles

The absurdity of it all jumps in front of you, and you have to laugh just to keep from committing a violent crime.

Trump

Drinking From a Fire Hose

It's frankly impossible to keep up.

personal stories

To Be American

"The funnel came close enough for winds to destroy the wood-frame house and lift some of its sleeping occupants into the night sky. Elizabeth and Hope, two of Father’s sisters, were found still lying on their mattress almost a quarter mile from their bedroom."

ICE

and now the ICEholes are killing white people

That's right, ladies. The age of chivalry is quite dead. And you may be too if you're one of those woke, wine moms and decide to wave a sign or scream at our fine protectors of freedom (and pedophiles).

personal fiction

America's Second Civil War

"There was no single declaration of war. Instead, hostilities began with a series of knocks on doors that grew increasingly violent through the winter of 2025. By early 2026, Americans were no longer watching history unfold — they were standing in its doorway."

Trump

So, How's It Going?

To quote the late Queen..."Annus Horribilis."

Trump

Greenland? Really?

And it isn't about defense. Just like Venezuela wasn't about democracy. Or narcotics. What could it be then?

Travel

To Flaneur is to Fly

I learned the deceptive power of disingenuousness and how it could rot important ideas and institutions. Lost in our abundance, we've created divisions and argue over crumbs while the wealthy walked away with the cake and only looked over their shoulders for a laugh or two, and we have let them.

Trump

Nothing New Under the Gun

From the moment Teddy Roosevelt decided the Panama Canal was his personal shortcut to empire, the American narrative in Latin America has been a masterclass in saying one thing and doing another.

War

Operation: Massive Distractstein

Plus, we all dip our beaks in sunny Caracas.