Year: 2016

Back in early April 2008, I wrote a piece on the state of the Democratic primaries in which I recommended that Clinton drop out. Still, I acknowledged that there had been upsides to her campaigning to that point, and potential...

Despite the glee expressed by some in the Democratic Party, mining is not completely dead in the Appalachian coal fields.  A new investment in mines in southern WV and along the WV/Va border will mean hundreds of new jobs...

I am not a connoisseur of the Dallas Morning News. In the internet age, I have read some of their articles from time to time, and I’ve mostly been impressed by the quality of their reporting. They run good features and...

It shows how little I watch Fox News that I thought that Greta Van Susteren was the moderate one over there. I had no idea she was such an embarrassment and flack for Trump. Maybe she’ll be Trump’s first hire at his...

This ridiculous election season would not be complete without the threat of another government shutdown, and how much money would you be willing to risk betting on Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan to find a way to pass a continuing...