A Political Season: alaine

Favorite Seasons

ShortFormBlog

The Negative Option - In the 1980s and 1990s, Columbia House could do no wrong—it was a great way to get 12 CDs for a penny. But its business model kind of set the stage for a l...
1 day ago
the field negro

The united marks of America. (The great American con) - It's official, the Trump administration is now the worst in the history of America. How could it not be? Consider what is happening with the following: ...
1 week ago
Indiana Barrister

Why Replacing Income Taxes With Tariffs Is Neither Wise Nor Practical - After a long pause in publishing on Indiana Barrister, it’s worth returning with a column that cuts through recent noise on taxes, tariffs, and the real ...
6 months ago
Daily Kos

Mass job cuts on the horizon as Trump's economy backslides - On Tuesday, Amazon announced it is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs, becoming the latest major corporation to slash its workforce in the rapidly declining e...
9 months ago
naked capitalism

Links 5/7/2022 -
4 years ago
Michael Yon - Online Magazine

Thank You - [image: 11032021Thanks1] Thank you for supporting my work. As you know, my work is vital, difficult, and sometimes – well, in wars, dangerous. There ...
4 years ago
Hot Air » Top Picks

White House: Here come the tax hikes -
5 years ago
The Urbanophile

For New Urbanism Posts, Follow Me at Heartland Intelligence - Moving forward, new posts on urbanism and public policy will appear on my Substack site Heartland Intelligence. So please click over and subscribe if you...
6 years ago
Cobb

Cobb Is Closed - Find me archived here (of course) but with new stuff at Substack.
6 years ago
Sorority Soldier

In Honor of International Women’s Day -
6 years ago
BLACKFIVE

July 4, 2019 - In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for ...
7 years ago
This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here

Tuesday Feel Good Stories - Beretta 92S worn a lot and shot a little Woman shoots ex-husband during domestic dispute in north Houston This happened in the 900 block of Glenn Avenue in...
7 years ago
AngryBlackBitch

On being realistic and calls for gradual change … - Hey y’all! Sorry I disappeared again. My brother Bill took ill right after Christmas, and he spent 49 days in the hospital. As many of you know, Bill is...
7 years ago
Global Guerrillas

Disruption, Drones, and Big Airports - Yesterday, on the 19th of December at 9 PM GMT, a drone overflight shut down Gatwick airport, the UK's second busiest, stranding tens of thousands of holid...
7 years ago
A Soldier's Perspective

Skarr Body Armor Review - Last weekend, I had the opportunity to defend gun rights and freedom at a rally in Dallas. For some reason, I’ve received an uptick in violent threats sinc...
8 years ago
DEBKAfile

One of two suspects in Tube bombing named. Both are refugees - September 18, 2017, 11:07 AM (IDT) The 21-year old man arrested Saturday night in Hounslow as s suspect in Friday’s Parson’s Green Tube train terror attac...
8 years ago
My Voice on the Wings of Change

New Blog Home - I have a new blog home. I think this is finally a home I will stay in. *On Becoming Maria* See you there! *~Maria*
9 years ago
Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture

‘I’m a verb’: An MTA worker responds to criticism of Leslie Jones’ Ghostbusters role - By Arturo R. García The most hopeful — and poignant — commentary surrounding Leslie Jones’… The post ‘I’m a verb’: An MTA worker responds to criticism of...
10 years ago
SOME SOLDIER'S MOM

MY CAPTAIN! OH, MY CAPTAIN! - I love baseball. I love to read about it; listen to it; watch it; play it. It has been a passion of mine since I learned to play the game at age 12. I pla...
11 years ago
iowahawk

Your 2014 Iowahawk Earth Week Cruise-In Grand Champion Carbonator - All the entries are in, and once again it's been a bang up year for the Earth Week Cruise-In with 70 entries from around the world. Thanks again to all par...
12 years ago
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed

Twitter Digest: 2013-06-09 - Given that I block NSA & PRISM tweets, was entertaining tuning into twitter & trying to figure why everyone was on about Lord Snowdon -> Turned on GoT toni...
13 years ago
Indiana's Conservative Hardball

Marshallgate: Marshall Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison after Guilty Plea - I'd be remiss if I didn't take a pause from my break in blogging to note that Mike Marshall, a Democratic Party operative from North Vernon about whom I bl...
13 years ago
Acting White

Amgen Pimps US Senator Baucus Et Al For Pennies On The Dollar - *Amgen Gets a Gift From Congress - NYTFor a disheartening example of how intense lobbying and financial contributions can distort the legi...
13 years ago
Nukes & Spooks

New NIE on Iran nuke program appears to differ little from 2007 findings - The U.S. intelligence community has completed a new National Intelligence Estimate for President Barack Obama and Congress on Iran's nuclear program. The k...
15 years ago
This So-Called Post-Post-Racial Life

My Blogging 2010 in review - I was interested to receive the information below in my email in0box–especially since I have been considering shutting down this blog. Maybe I’ll restart t...
15 years ago
The Rothenberg Political Report

We've Moved! - The Rothenberg Political Report entered the 21st century last night by re-launching our web site. Skip the blogspot and go directly to RothenbergPoliticalR...
16 years ago
African American Conservatives

Are There Racists in the Tea Party? - Our latest podcast: Are There Racists in the Tea Party? Podcaster: Marie Stroughter Summary: Marie puts the undue concern regarding “racists in the Tea Par...
16 years ago
Afghanistan My Last Tour

Coming home - Despite delays caused by regime overthrow in Manas, a volcanic eruption in Iceland, a refueler strike in the Azores and delays caused by aircraft maintenan...
16 years ago
Mary Baker

Houston Conservative Examiner - Just stopping by to let you all know that I was offered a position as a writer with Examiner.com. If you would like to follow my articles there my column w...
16 years ago
La Shawn Barber's Corner

Jonah and the Child Killers - When I read stuff like this, doing something to generate endorphins helps control the blood-boiling anger. Praying helps, too. I find the story of Jonah mo...
17 years ago
Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog

-
race42008.com

-
Stratfor

-
Howey Politics Indiana

-
The Conservative Brotherhood - Keeping It Right

-
David Frum

-
Big Hollywood

-
AFCEA NightWatch

-
Progressive Conservative

-
Booker Rising

-
Black and Right

-
What About Our Daughters

-

A Political Season

Pages

July 26, 2008

Alaine, My Better Half, Does News & Notes

Search The Season

What Interests Us

Most Recent Comments

Favorite Seasons

Most Popular Posts