Why the next host of TV game show Jeopardy! matters to this former contestant
It’s always amusing to see how and where social media posts take off. I’ve posted three this week:...
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Powerful Politicians Getting it Wrong, Part II
Male politicians being jerks can’t seem to stay out of the news. Our state Legislature ended on a...
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Women’s History Month in the New Mexico Legislature
The end of the 2021 legislative session saw some pretty spectacular Hail Mary passes in its final...
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Legislature 2021: More booze in restaurants, yes. Legal pot? Maybe
As I approach my Thursday night deadline, the 2021 legislative session has less than 48 hours...
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Will 2021 mark the end of Republican conservatism? A Republican wants to know
This week, we see the massive third stimulus passed and signed by President Biden, and another...
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America maintains offices for the press in the Pentagon. And that is really awesome.
I settled down to watch 60 Minutes this Sunday before dinner as usual and found myself swept up in...
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What do white people do during Black History Month?
Over the years, I have done a lot of Black History Month event planning. That’s because I have...
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Working on passing House Bill 211: fair redistricting for New Mexico
It might seem easy to sit back and opine about the sad state of political affairs week after week....
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Back to the classroom: you’re on your own!
In her 2021 State of the State address, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lobbed quite a news grenade:...
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Walking the walk on ending our reliance on the extractive industry in New Mexico
As a resident of a state that possesses mineral, oil and gas resources, and a member of modern...
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Nation building lessons from Saint Augustine in The City of God
“The peace of all things is the tranquillity of order.” – Augustine of Hippo, The City of God I...
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Republicans have a chance to unify the country. Will they take it?
18 U.S. Code, Section 2383: Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or...
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Clearing the decks of the Republican ship of fools
The world’s oldest constitutional democracy just wobbled. Wednesday’s insurrection at the Capitol...
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When it Ain’t Political Satire: Boris and Natasha 2020
If I told you a story that involved a botched assassination by secret Russian agents, underpants,...
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It’s awesome to be negative; it’s even better to be wrong
I am not good at platitudes. In grade school, the annual mid-November “What I Am Thankful For”...
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Attracting invisible workers: all we need is (high-speed) internet. And a functional education system.
I have been keeping a secret for over 15 years now: I telework. That’s right. I work full-time,...
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Letters to the Editor
Rural communities need better access to the internet As evidenced by Darrell Allen’s and Merritt...
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Post-Election Etiquette: How to Talk to Your Republican Friends
If you have followed my column here, you know I have been managing cross-partisan relations fairly...
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Life Lessons from Veterans, Some Manure-Related
Since everyone’s social media feeds have blown up this week with “Thank You for Your Service”...
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A Lifelong Republican Asks What’s Next for the GOP
Demagoguery is the deliberate use of people’s prejudices and fears to manipulate them. Combined...
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