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Is Our Moment Of Greatness Flickering? Is The Eternal Footman Snickering? Is Liquor Quicker Than Candy?

Ed Raymond  |  Monday Nov. 12

The Resurrection of Al Capp’s Joe Btfsplk

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Nov. 2

Hedge Fund Founder: “I Probably Make More Money Than A Thousand Dentists”

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Oct. 26

Three Ounces Of Shampoo And 10,000 Rounds Of Ammunition

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Oct. 19

Cheap Teachers Are Very Expensive!

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Oct. 12

Where The Elite Meet

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Oct. 5

“Ashes To Ashes, Ashes To Bullets”

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Sep. 28

What A Country! From George Washington To Barack Hussein Obama

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Sep. 21

A Different View Of The One Percent And The Ninety-Nine Percent

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Sep. 14

We Are Rapidly Running Out Of Padded Basement Cells For Crazy Uncles

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Sep. 7

Will Frankenskeeters Do The Job?

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Aug. 31

The Drones Of The Hive

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Aug. 24

Better Drive To Alaska Soon

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Aug. 16

Why Are You So “Stunned and Shocked” About Aurora? We Have Three A Day!

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Aug. 3

A Good Draft Would Blow Most Wars Away

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jul. 27

American Dreams May Be Just Mirages In An Economic Desert

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jul. 20

Afghan Taliban And The American Taliban —Is There A Difference?

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jul. 6

Afghan Taliban And The American Taliban - Is There A Difference?

Ed Raymond  |  Thursday Jun. 28

This Big Bang Says This Country Is Ending With A Whimper

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jun. 22

Charles Darwin, The Vatican, Tomato Genetics, And U.S. Catholic Bishops

Ed Raymond  |  Friday Jun. 15

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Recent Comments

Thanks for the informative and authoritative column.

Blacks can jump higher

Feb. 21, 2026

We should stop all these highly organized sports that are profit led and just have pickup games.

Bisexuals and bigenders and bathrooms

Feb. 12, 2026

LOL, mixed marriage between Farm Bureau and Farm Union husband and wife. Now I see why my friend, Eliot Glassheim, loved North Dakota. These are wonderful stories, hope he read this book!

Big thoughts from small towns

Feb. 5, 2026

Excellent information

Vaccines: How they train the immune…

Jan. 27, 2026

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