Notes from the Ironbound

Instead of pledging temperance, it's time to pledge resistance Today is New Year's Eve, a day that used to be my favorite holid...

We all know this year was a dumpster fire. At least this blog wasn't! Well, we've come to that point in the year again where we...

Aguirre: the Wrath of God is the best look into the despotic mindset For years now the "War on Christmas" has been a cause ce...

Today is Christmas Eve, the most magical day of the year when I was a child. Very little of my German ancestry's culture survived dow...

My optimism is perhaps more of the Radiohead variety If you read what I write and you know me, you know I am generally a pessimist. So ...

I am proud to say that I was born, grew up, and went to college in the Cornhusker State. While life has taken me elsewhere, most of my f...

[I wrote the following essay four years ago, and I figured now was a good time to dust it off. With Christmas approaching, Paul Ryan and hi...