CDC's 'Universal Masking' Looking Less Scientific

A recent NPR report quotes a Maryland mother who complains that you risk being tarred as "a psychotic, anti-vax right-winger" if you dare to question whether children should be forced to wear face masks in day care and K-12 schools.

Football and Needle-Threading…

My aged Uncle Mort is bristling with disgust about the Dallas Cowboys. He cut his frustrations loose after the National Football League teams were trimmed to four, thus excluding Dallas.

Inflation

Inflation is the worst in 40 years. The price of cars is up 37%. Gas is up 49%. During the last few years, as politicians spent ever more money, experts told us not to worry. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said inflation would be "transitory.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Two proposed amendments on May ballot Voters who go to the polls for municipal and school board elections on May 7 will also be asked to decide on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.

War And Peace: Reading Putin Better

WASHINGTON -- Now is not a good time to go to war with Russia. The United States just ended a 20-year lost war in Afghanistan five months ago, returning the ragged country to the Taliban's control. Still suffering from the pandemic and rocky politics, we need to get our own house in order.

Word Muddling: Part Two…

Last week’s piece about misstatements on the radio—as well as other communication boondoggles— resulted in readers’ contributions of foul-ups they’ve either heard of or experienced. Revisiting the topic allows me to give due credit to one Rev.

Sick City

San Francisco's liberal mayor declared a "state of emergency" to try to deal with the city's "nasty streets." How did it get so bad? Journalist Michael Shellenberger's new book, "San Fransicko," argues that it happened because of progressive ideas.

Capital Highlights

Registration form shortage as deadline nears Less than a week remains before the Jan. 31 deadline to register to vote in the March 1 primary.

Evil Florida

Omicron spreads. The media say, "Governments must act!" Many have, bringing back mask mandates and closing schools. Do these rules work? No. My new video shows why Florida's approach is better. Gov. Ron DeSantis ended pandemic restrictions last spring and refuses to impose new ones.

Old-Time Radio ‘Goofs’…

Time delay—a feature that allows deletion of serious blunders—has not always been a “backstop” when there’s tongue entanglement on radio broadcasts. A classic, of course, was the announcer who said he “got his tang toungled up.