Watching Afghanistan disintegrate and fingers point
Reach-871, the Air Force C-17 transport flight that left Kabul late Sunday with desperate Afghans...
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We’ve had red-flag laws since 2020. Hardly anyone is using them.
With all the drama one would expect with any legislation involving personal firearms, the Extreme...
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You don’t have to be an Olympian to give yourself a break
This week Simone Biles showed great courage. She also showed us that many Americans like to be...
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The case for any vaccine from someone who got some doozies
True confession: I’m a vaxxer. Flu, pneumonia, Covid-19: I get my shots. As a 50-year-old, I’m due...
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Liftoff: Billionaires in space
Last week all the residents in my house toggled around various TV networks to figure out which...
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2021: The year of the service industry revolution
Darrell and I just returned from his family reunion in a quaint resort town on the eastern shore...
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Critical race theory: the worst windmill jousting target yet
Republicans are again responding to a coast-to-coast dog whistle to mobilize for the next inane...
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Independent redistricting! Sort of.
2021 was to be the year that New Mexico would finally break free from decades of gerrymandering....
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Facts vs. Analysis vs. Fauci
600,000 dead Americans later, right-wing commentators are furious. Because it was all for nothing....
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Our dilemma as Republicans: Everything
This summer, Matt Gaetz remains a rising star in the GOP House caucus while Liz Cheney sits in the...
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Memorial Day 2021: Why we serve
Some things remain stubbornly the same every Memorial Day weekend: obligatory cookouts; carte...
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It’s time to write the Constitution for the Digital Revolution
This month’s ransomware hack of the Colonial Pipeline has motivated Congress to push forward more...
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My wish for Democrats and Republicans in Congress: Do no harm
A friend of mine recent posted the following query in social media earlier this week: What are...
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Decades later, we are still smarting from the digital revolution
Managing information stored in bytes instead of on paper is something we should know how to do by...
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Looking for solutions and ideas from the Republican Party
In April 2021, New Mexico is tired. We are tired of Covid, of restrictions, of divisiveness, of...
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Ending our 20-year war in Afghanistan
This week, President Biden announced the end of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, setting a...
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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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