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TUESDAY NIGHT AND WHAT FOLLOWS…
By Don C. Reed It is probably wiser — and certainly more convenient — to vote by mail. But for Gloria and I, Voting Day is a ritual, eagerly awaited. When I get home from work this coming Tuesday, she and I will drive the short few blocks (we used to walk, but her...
KRIS KOBACH — WORSE THAN SAM BROWNBACK?
By Don C. Reed In the last debate in the 2018 Kansas governor’s race, the moderator asked the candidates: “Do you think Sam Brownback was a good governor?” Kris Kobach raised his hand. He did not raise it very high, and he did not hold it up very long — but now he was...
REFERENDUM ON A PRESIDENT?
By Don C. Reed “… in a way I am on the ticket — because this is also a referendum about me”, said Donald Trump. Since the President so clearly wishes the mid-term elections to be a referendum on him, we should comply with his wish. First, consider patriotism. Trump...
Free Ride to the Polls!
By Don C. Reed Most of the year, I try very hard to be non-partisan. But this may be the most crucial vote of our lifetime. We desperately need a check and balance against the President in office. To do this, we must take back the House, which we can do. But first,...
YOUNG PEOPLE! PROTECT YOUR PARENTS — AND YOURSELVES
By Don C. Reed Young people: do you want to take care of your parents forever, providing both physical and financial care — until they (or you) pass away? If you are rich and can easily provide for them, then fine, you are lucky. But if you are like most folks, you...
REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER! Don’t be Cheated of Your Right to Vote!
By Don C. Reed When November 6th rolls around, I will absolutely vote. No big deal, right—just show up at the voting booths and fill out a voter card? And yet it is everything: our American chance to participate in power. If I was not already registered, I would do so...
RATTLESNAKES AND DARK MONEY
By Don C. Reed A few days ago, my wife Gloria and I went to a fundraiser for Montana Senator Jon Tester. The meeting was to be held at Bob and Danielle Klein’s home, in the hills near San Francisco. As we drove along the winding tree-lined roads, three deer looked up...
THE DECISIONS OF CLAIRE McCASKILL
By Don C. Reed By the time you read this, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill may have made the second-most important decision of her career: whether or not to support Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime position on the Supreme Court. Second-most important decision? ...
WHY REPUBLICANS CAN’T HANDLE ALGAE BLOOM
WHY REPUBLICANS CAN’T HANDLE ALGAE BLOOM By Don C. Reed You have seen the pictures of the Florida algae crisis: dead animals on the beaches, seawater so thick with glop you could pick it up with your hands—except you would not want to, because some of it is toxic like...
Don Reed's NEW BOOK - "Science, Politics, Stem Cells and Genes: California's War on Chronic Disease"
California’s War on Chronic Disease
By Don C. Reed, World Scientific Publishing, April 2023