David Holahan

There sure has been an epidemic of misplaced state secrets: Trump (who didn’t want to give his back), Biden, Pence, me—who’s next?

Is affirmative action in college admissions legal? Does it unfairly deprive deserving white applicants of being accepted at schools like Harvard or Yale? The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that will decide those related questions in 2023.

It’s time for you and me to let our leaders know what they should be doing about the climate crisis on behalf of our descendants.

Like the breakfast cereal Kix, wild conspiracy theories are not just for kids anymore. In fact, alleged grownups have cornered the market.

My fellow Nutmeggers, how sick are you of the latest pandemic? No, not the flu, COVID or Monkeypox. I’m talking about the rash of political ads.

John Kerry can’t hold a candle to today’s political flip-floppers, who have elevated the artform to Orwellian heights.

When this nine-member geriatric group shambles out of its chambers and onto the stage, plopping themselves down to sing, get ready for these Supremes to rock your world.

The originalists on the U.S. Supreme Court believe that anything that wasn’t trending in 1788 is suspect today.

There are people in this country who wish things could be done easier and quicker. They think America would be better off if their party were in charge all the time.

You may think that America is hopelessly divided, but Democrats and Republicans do, on occasion, come together and agree on things, even important things.

Never mind President Biden’s slumping poll numbers — in the low 40s at this writing. What about you and me?

Species in disturbing numbers will be going extinct before our grandchildren are grown. Our species appears good with that.

The sign in front of the local variety store said “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service!” So I strolled in, sporting my Sunday-best shoes and shirt, plus an overlong red necktie. But no pants, just for variety

Birds, especially the pretty ones, are hard to spy now amidst the riotous green canopy, so it’s time to transition from bird watching to bird listening —a preferable pastime in many ways. You can do it while washing the dishes, horizontal in a hammock, or hydrating on the veranda in your Adirondack chair.

Some of the 465 people charged so far (many more to come) in connection with the January 6 riot in and about the U.S. Capitol have come up with a clever defense. The mob made them do it.