Can it happen here?

Why do I read Matt Yglesias ? He's routinely something of a know-it-all twit. But skimming through his broad range of topics does broade...

  Who's that cat in the window? Janeway doesn't care. She has caught the evening sunbeam and stretches happily.   Here's the vie...

I reproduce here a righteous rant from Simon Rosenberg . His Hopium Chronicles project may be a little too Democratic Party-oriented for th...

Not long after I heard about the Texas floods, social media was buzzing. A friend from the Austin area posted a devastating video which help...

That's probably overstating it, but apparently women need to be warmer than men to feel comfortable.  According to the BBC ,  there'...

How curious. I turned 78 yesterday, as one does if one is fortunate enough to keep going. I'm a little creaky, but still here and still ...

Click to enlarge Taking a day away from this blog after an intense 10 day stretch. Leaving this chart about the effects of MAGA's Big Ug...

  I'm more comfortable with this image after having spent quite a bit of time recently in New England. To many people of that part of th...

The aftershocks of Zohran Mamdani's victory over the Democratic field in New York City's mayoral primary just keep on coming. I'...

  Every Wednesday at noon, veterans and friends gather at the entrance to the San Francisco VA Medical Center to protest Trump administratio...

Does history really have "turning points? The more deeply one looks into it, the less apt that metaphor seems. Human history is a long ...

They are voting on this abomination right now. It seems right to share a few tidbits from Democratic Senators denouncing Donald Trump's ...

  We don't much like these guys. They don't much like us either.

It's a tough year for LGBTQIA+ celebrations. Not so much here in San Francisco where we've had four delicious days of Pride. But aro...

Neighbors gathered on Saturday on either side of Junipero Serra and Serramonte Blvds. in Colma (that's Auto Row)  to let passing cars kn...

We gathered in the sun at Dolores Park. The fog was nowhere about. Many are the years that Pride weekend at the end of June is one of the co...

Trans youth and friends kicked off San Francisco's extended LGBTQIA+ weekend with a rally Thursday night on City Hall steps in response ...

I did live in New York City for a few years, way back in the hyper-energetic times of Mayor John Lindsay (1970-73) whose government epitomiz...

It's good getting my health care from a medical system that wants its diverse patient population to know that it aims to treat us all ri...

In Chicago, a couple of soldiers accompanied their mother to her ICE appointment. Some Congresspeople turned up too, fearing what one called...