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Is the question, “Has America failed today’s youth?”  Or, is the question, “How has America failed today’s youth?” It starts in the home. The percentage of two-parent households has fallen significantly in the last half-century.  Between 1970 and 2022 the percentage of white children living with two decreased from 90 to 77%, Hispanics from 77 …

Once achieved a masterpiece is best left as the only one.  Those who signed up for Caddyshack II can readily attest to that. But, the young are unimpressed.  They’re auditioning on college campuses across the land for roles in Animal House II. The would-be actors are smart we assume, but too dumb to know any …

It has been a minute and a half since we dropped 10 in the grease.  Without further delay your order is below.  Michigan is a major battleground state in November.  Polls have it as a dead heat at this moment.  Who can get out the vote?  Michigan has a sizeable pro-Palestinian population.   One by one …

Back then the hits kept on coming for Brittney Spears.  One of her smashes was “Oops! I Did it Again!” Back then plagiarism turned lies kept on coming for Joe Biden.  One of his smashes was when told us he conducted an Amtrak train on numerous trips.  Oops! Brittney stopped making new music years ago.  …

President Biden was multitasking yesterday. That unto itself is a rarity.   After all, there’s only so much time in his four-day workweek. He was taking a victory lap on student debt loan forgiveness that he calls cancellation.  At the same time, he was stumping in Wisconsin for votes in the critical 2024 swing state. He …

What do you get when you mash up the following two expressions? When a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, is it sound?  That’s like shooting a BB at an aircraft carrier. You get the elimination of the US Government Department of Education. A few no-so-fun facts follow. This federal-level department …

As the world rapidly evolves so does the attempt to redefine already-defined words or expressions.  It’s infuriating to some. Below we decided to redefine some 24 redefined words, phrases, and people previously defined.  The previous word salad sentence was brought to you by our revered VP Kamala Harris. hate speech-  any spoken or written words …

Are you still driving that big gas-guzzling, fossil fuel-emitting vehicle?   Shame on you, Joe Biden says. Even if you were not one of the early pacers (not the car itself), didn’t you take advantage of the 10k incentive provided by your government to convert to an EV? No? Well, if the obvious benefit of clean …

Once upon a time, there were a couple of dozen bowl games at year’s end.   Afterward, the “best” NCAA football team of the year was voted on by a bunch of 65-year-old dudes from around the country. Opinions mattered. The format changed around the turn of the century.   The BCS computer program determined the final …

The question is a simple one.  The answer is not. Can the 45th President, Donald J. Trump, become the 47th President of the United States? In 2016 it helped that he wore down a tired, old opponent who represented the swamp.  In 2020 an old, tired opponent who represents the swamp beat him. Now The …