Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I try to understand others who come at things differently. I really do. But, to be perfectly honest, the idea of putting effort into promoting men chestfeeding seems weird to me. A waste of time. Playing games with the modern conceit of gender … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Chestfeeding makes no sense
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Properly Subversive: California’s remarkable fall into deficit spending and what’s with the silly idea of ‘chestfeeding’?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive How did California Gov. Gavin Newsom take the state from a $100 billion surplus, to a $73 billion deficit? Well, the Hoover Institute’s Lee Ohanian states the obvious: The deficit is the consequence of the state’s unwise and unsustainable choice of … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: California’s remarkable fall into deficit spending and what’s with the silly idea of ‘chestfeeding’?
Opinion: California’s ‘thought partners’ teach hate in public schools?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I’m a big fan of public education, but you gotta watch it like a hawk and guard it against it going off the rails. A case in point comes out of California. Just a week or so after the brutal Hamas attack on Jews on Oct. 7, 2023, a group of high … [Read more...] about Opinion: California’s ‘thought partners’ teach hate in public schools?
Who’s the authoritarian — Biden or Trump? The New York Times just got the answer
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive One of Barack Obama’s election gurus, Dan Pfeiffer, recently shamed the New York Times for failing to get with the program of defeating Donald Trump in the upcoming election. “They (the NYTs) do not see their job as saving democracy or stopping an … [Read more...] about Who’s the authoritarian — Biden or Trump? The New York Times just got the answer
Bobcats need protection, not killing for their pelts
Ted Williams/Writers on the Range Unlike the rest of modern wildlife management, killing bobcats is unregulated, driven not by science but by fur prices. We’re stuck in the 19th Century when market hunters, for example, shot boatloads of waterfowl with 10-foot-long, 100-pound “punt … [Read more...] about Bobcats need protection, not killing for their pelts
Drug prices going down? — Not in this universe
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive If another Washington politician — Democrat or Republican — lies one more time about how they are working oh-so hard to lower prescription drug prices, I’m going to send them a bill for my latest incredibly high prescription with a note that says: “You Pay … [Read more...] about Drug prices going down? — Not in this universe
Extemporaneously, Biden’s not with us any more
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive As pro-Hamas protesters overrun American universities, endangering Jewish students, we once again we see President Joe Biden unable to rise to the occasion. He won’t respond to questions shouted at him and we all know why. He’s not all there … [Read more...] about Extemporaneously, Biden’s not with us any more
Drunk illegal immigrant kills Senate staffer — time to stop looking the other way
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive In a previous column, I raised the hope that Nevada’s senior U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastos might be in a perfect position to lead her party out of the current crisis on the Mexican border. Ms. Cortez Mastos’ grandfather immigrated from Mexico … [Read more...] about Drunk illegal immigrant kills Senate staffer — time to stop looking the other way
Baby Winter is dead, mom, dad and druggie housemates charged
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive And now for something completely different: A Bay Area District Attorney taking child endangerment and fentanyl death seriously. This is the sad case of an 18-month-old girl by the name of Winter (pictured above). Her life ended with a fentanyl … [Read more...] about Baby Winter is dead, mom, dad and druggie housemates charged
In Wyoming, tormenting a wolf is not a big deal
Wendy Keefover/Writers on the Range It’s legal in Wyoming to chase coyotes and run over them with snowmobiles, but recently, a man used his snowmobile to run down a wolf until it was disabled. Then he taped the wolf’s mouth shut and paraded the animal around a local bar, taking photos to … [Read more...] about In Wyoming, tormenting a wolf is not a big deal