As I exited a convenience store the other day, in a red town in upstate New York, a tabloid newspaper headline caught my eye. It blared that “DON” (no last name needed) was threatening to slap new tariffs on Canada as punishment for its wildfire smoke.
A trio of local dudes – working stiffs, judging by the tools on their belts – paused with their coffees to read the headline. They vocally guffawed...
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Robert VALEN writes:
Thanks, Dick Polman. You have hit the nail squarely on the head. Shall we laugh or cry, or both.
07/22/2026, 2:28 pm