China’s economic growth falls below 7 percent for the first time in ages and everyone flips out. The last time we saw 7% was 1984 – 7.3 percent, to be exact – during the “evil” bipartisan Reagan-Tip years. What would 7% look like for the U.S. today instead of 2...

Sometimes, I have to wonder … With this logic, why not just throw the Constitution all out? Yes, this is sarcasm, but think about it … The federal government can decide to establish a religion – better be careful with this one, Planned Parenthood supporters and pro-choicers,...

Notes to Rubio campaign: 1) Never mail two pieces on one day; spread them out, and 2) Indie voters like me want sensible, common sense solutions to problems, not necessarily “conservative” solutions.

And this is why the nation is in danger: A docile, obedient press corps: CNN Debate: Press Room EXPLODES IN CHEERS as Bernie Sanders Demands Media Stop Reporting on Hillary’s Email Scandal. Anyone who thinks the Clinton email scandal is a partisan issue has no clue. The FBI isn’t...

Panoramic photo of Jeb Bush town hall at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, NH, on Oct. 14, 2015, using an iPhone 5c.

Wow, check out these pictures from the moon from the Project Apollo Archive, all in HD.

Something You Never Realized About The Joker. Mind Blown.

Lower your subscription rate and sure, you’ll get my business back. And yes, baby, I missed you! #wsj #journo

I was sorting through one of my remote hard drives tonight looking for some old files from a story I was working on years ago (a rather big story, no less, that I never could get to or confirm … and now I can’t find the notes either, arrgh) and came across this front page of the...

Earlier today, Donald Trump released his tax plan. I haven’t a chance to really check it out. But while I was watching the press conference streamed on CBS, something struck me during the Q&A period and this is the problem with the national press corps: One of them asked about...

Amazing sights. It was worth staying up for. I had lens problems. But whatever.

I was struck by this op-ed by Joe Trippi this morning in the Los Angeles Times posted by a politico I know on Facebook: No, pundits, Hillary Clinton isn’t collapsing. Yup, exactly, she’s not collapsing at all. She will win. What many activists supporting Bernie Sanders don’t...

Caterina Valente, phew, wow … she’s still around, too, and performing! http://caterinavalente.com/

“A brash, rich lout crashes the party—and becomes an instant crowd favorite.” This writer nails it. Seriously. Wow. How Caddyshack Explains the Presidential Race

This graphic, “The Obama Legacy,” is making its way around Facebook. One of my acquaintances posted it this morning. But, to be true, it’s simply not accurate. A few quick points: First, the presidency only controls one third of the power system we have in the United States...

About eight years ago, campaign workers for John Edwards for President doorknocked the West End of Concord and gave away tree saplings.[/caption]About eight years ago, campaign workers for John Edwards for President doorknocked the West End of Concord and gave away tree saplings. Here is the...

Here are some thoughts about the second GOP debate on CNN on Sept. 16, 2015. First, it started ridiculously but ended strong. Three hours was a long time but it’s best to have them be more than an hour, especially with 11 candidates. Many of the candidates tried to move aside from CNN’s...

Students find GoPro camera two years after launching via a balloon … and it brings back the most video.

Here’s a link to my 10th anniversary column of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Tuesday, Sept. 11, wasn’t supposed to be a tragic day. But just like other mournful days in history, many of us will never forget what happened and where we were on Sept. 11. At the time, I was covering the town...

This says it all. RIP Christopher Hitchens. Dude, we miss you.

Yes, just about. I sent out a Tweet earlier this week noting that it was a year ago that national political headlines were made by Patch on a silly thing: A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate taking a canoe ride. Scott Brown, the former Senator from Massachusetts who then moved to New...