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Team Mary Ann or Team Ginger? And How Much Should Politics Matter

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On this episode of Views on the News from the Couch, I start with the age‑old question: am I Team Mary Ann or Team Ginger—and what do…

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Free Socialized Medicine? What Is It, And Will “Free” Cost Too Much?

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For many years I have said I’m for single‑payer healthcare—mostly because we’ve screwed up the system we have but that does not mean …

4 days, 9 hours ago

Libya, Iran and Media Logic. I finally share my opinion if the current air war with Iran is a good idea.

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Today’s podcast was a journey. Lot’s of rewrites. Lot’s of probing questions. I did not start with an answer and try to explain it; I star…

1 week, 3 days ago

I am for Social Justice, not Social Stupid

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In the early part of this millennium, 2006 or so, from a race standpoint it felt like we were on a roll—more mixed neighborhoods, mor…

2 weeks ago

Tax the Rich, Kill the Host.

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In this episode of Views on the News from the Couch, I take apart the fantasy that we can fix America’s $35‑trillion‑plus debt and mu…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trailer - Views on the News From the Couch

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My goal is to explore subjects that interest me – and might interest you – with some occasional humor and less partisan spin.  

I call…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Addendum to Hitler, Iran, Iraq and Marshall Dillon: How early should America draw?

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Let's add one more historical piece to this discussion that a lot of listeners will think of: the Cuban Missile Crisis.

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Hitler, Iran, Iraq and Marshall Dillon: How early should America draw?

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We love to say, “If I’d been around in the 1930s, I would have stopped Hitler early.” We curse the people who appeased him, who let h…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Be happy, dammit. Come on, you can do it.

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If you live in the modern Western world, your default setting probably ought to be “basically happy.”
 Not ecstatic, not Instagram‑per…

1 month ago

Why I think the left has more stupid ideas than the right.

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Today’s February 19, 2026 Views on the News from the Couch podcast asks the important question: Why do I think the left, littered wit…

1 month ago