Up the Aisles
Get Your Tomato Arm Loose at Claus Vs. Martians
December 20th, 2011
Here are two things I like: Theater and throwing things at people. Normally, I can’t mesh my appreciation for stage plays and drilling someone in the face with a ball, but thankfully Santa Claus Vs. The Martians at The Onyx Theater has given me that chance. Read more »
Betting on Ron Paul
December 14th, 2011
Four years ago, Nevada’s presidential caucus demonstrated the closeness of the Democratic presidential race when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton wound up in a pitched battle for delegates. This time around, the Republican presidential caucus would figure to matter: Newt Gingrich suddenly has risen to the top, the latest in a line of (seemingly) more conservative candidates the base prefers to Mitt Romney. Read more »
If Nominated, I Will Not Run -- But Can I Serve?
December 7th, 2011
The Nevada Policy Research Institute has sued Mo Denis, who repairs computers for the Public Utilities Commission. What does NPRI have against him? Nothing, but he’s a Democratic state senator and a public employee. Read more »
R-J Police Series Shoots Straight
December 6th, 2011
If your first reaction to the Las Vegas Review Journal’s recent five-day series on police shootings in Southern Nevada was, “I didn’t know they did investigative reporting any more,” you’re not alone. Read more »
Organization and Disorganization
December 1st, 2011
Once upon a time, politicians and diplomats talked about the domino theory to try to justify American efforts to defeat communism in Vietnam. If that country went communist the theory went, the rest of southeast Asia was sure to follow. Read more »
Political Polarization Underscores Lee, Raggio, Supercommittee Moves
November 23rd, 2011
Reports appeared almost simultaneously about state Sen. John Lee, D-Clark County, deciding to run for re-election instead of for the House, a new book celebrating the life of former state Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Washoe County, and the congressional supercommittee’s failure to find a way to cut the deficit. These events took place without any connection, but they are related. Read more »
Crossing the Border, Wish You Were Here
November 17th, 2011
Arizona bus tour puts you right in the middle of one of America's fiercest debates as you get a first-hand look at what it takes to cross the border. Read more »
Reid Could be Difference-Maker in District 1
November 17th, 2011
Here’s a stack of thoughts on the battle in Congressional District 1 Democratic primary between former Rep. Dina Titus and State Sen. Ruben Kihuen. Read more »
Ninety-Nine Percent Gone?
November 11th, 2011
I took a ride over to Opportunity Las Vegas Friday afternoon, not to be confused with Occupy Las Vegas. More on that in a few paragraphs. Read more »
The Trickle-Down Effect
November 10th, 2011
Recently,the big political focus has been on the Democratic scrum for the House of Representatives: Dina Titus vs. Ruben Kihuen in District 1; Steven Horsford vs. John Lee in District 4; John Oceguera apparently getting a pass to the general election against incumbent Joe Heck. Read more »
