Thursday, April 23, 2026

On the 21st-Century Relevance of King Croesus

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  Curmie had an essay started, linking the bellicosity of Dear Leader and the Secretary of Drunkenness Dominionism War to Mark Twain’s bri...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Conservatives, Conservation, and Curmie's Dad

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Today, April 22, is Earth Day.  You wouldn’t know it from the media coverage, or rather the lack thereof, but here we are on the 56th annive...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Small-Town Cop vs. 1st Amendment. (Sigh.)

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Last October 18, at a No Kings protest in Fairhope, Alabama, sexagenarian grandmother Renae Gamble was arrested for wearing the outfit you s...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Trump Actually Has Some Interesting Ideas... Except...

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Curmie was scrolling through the “Memories” function on Facebook earlier this week and came across a post from last year, discussing (OK, br...
Sunday, April 5, 2026

Thoughts on Polling Data

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The latest figures from RealClear Polling suggest, unsurprisingly, that President Trump is underwater on literally every issue.  Obviously, ...
Saturday, April 4, 2026

On the Disappearance of "Issa"

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Thomas Massie Because no one should have to look at Stephen Miller This piece is a little different, because what Curmie had literally alrea...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Mark Twain Is Right. Again.

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Mark Twain  has already been lauded by Curmie for his observation that “In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he m...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Three Stories about College Basketball. Sort of.

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  It’s a little later in the season than Curmie normally writes about college basketball: we’re already into the second weekend of the NCAA ...