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Is ‘wussy’ a vulgar term?

From my blog, November 2003:  I raised a question  after a recentTribune editorial griped about “the wussy nature” of a filibuster then taking place in…

Picayune Sentinel content links

Twitter has been blocking or otherwise impeding links to Substack newsletters, so this page has become my workaround. Picayune Sentinel for 8-24-23 Last week’s winning…

Brandon Johnson on policing, circa 2020

WGN-Ch. 9 news interviewed Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson on Aug. 11, 2020 in the wake of a resurgence of racial unrest. I had the…

An interview with Politico’s Shia Kapos

   Meet Shia Kapos Political news junkies and informed citizens throughout Chicago and Illinois start their day by reading “Illinois Playbook.” It’s a comprehensive political…

An interview with Douglas Fraser

Douglas Fraser on the Zorns’ back deck  On Feb. 2, 2023,  I guest-hosted for Joan Esposito on WCPT-AM 820 and spent most of the final…

Transcript, The Mincing Rascals 9-14-22

This is a rush transcript, excuse all errors! John Williams Today is Wednesday. It’s September 14 2022. And it’s 2:36 in the afternoon. Hi, this…