James Wigderson
Wigderson Library & Pub
A Hurricane of Nonsense
You want me to stand where? In the middle of a hurricane? With the possibility of a 15ft storm surge carrying my Armani suit and me into the Gulf of Mexico?
Into the Arena
Tuesday night’s debate could determine the direction of the two candidates’ campaigns
The Great Republic of Venice
If you were a tourist in Venice betting on getting that viral video of a large guy tipping over a gondola, I’m glad I disappointed you.
Can I Ask You Something?
As I discovered on our trip, they were like most Europeans and closely watching our election, more closely than even most Americans.
Biden Is Out. Harris Ascendent.
Biden stepping aside gives the Democrats a chance to put their best step forward. Or, in the case of Harris, at least a better step forward.
So much for Ron Johnson toning down the rhetoric
Johnson still delivered the line, and it had to be in some version of the speech that was submitted.
The Divisions We Make
This weekend’s assassination attempt was a warning. Let’s not let it become our normal condition.
Absolute Immunity to the Core
Trump now has a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for any action taken as long as it is within the “core constitutional powers,”
A Voice for the Politically Homeless
“Life, Under Construction” is my attempt to make sense of where we are headed in 2024.
Sam Alito’s Second Flag Silliness
Instead of making every Revolutionary War flag a symbol of those who would end our democratic system, let’s do what we can to reappropriate these symbols to the cause of liberty.
Caesar’s Wife
I must’ve missed when the Democrats and their feminist allies decided that women should submit themselves to their husbands’ will in all things.
Missing the Point
The Democrats are hoping abortion can save them, even as they don’t understand why the economy is not a winning issue for them.
NEWS
A Voice for the Politically Homeless
“Life, Under Construction” is my attempt to make sense of where we are headed in 2024.
Murphy: Why Right Wisconsin Was Killed
“I still had the same political views. I hadn’t changed,” he noted in an interview with Urban Milwaukee. “But everyone else had.”
The Political Power Hour with Steve Scaffidi on WTMJ-AM 5-21-24
Eric Hovde complained about the media and I’m asking, “what gotcha questions?”
That’s me on WTMJ-AM
I will be on the Steve Scaffidi show on 620 WTMJ-AM on alternating Tuesdays starting February 27.
Open Microphone Night
Note: this appeared in the "Life, Under Construction" newsletter on Monday, February 5, and in The Bulwark "Morning...
Life Under Construction
Because readers deserve more than a talking head with a partisan political agenda.
Happy New Year
New Year’s Eve and the two small benefits to mankind
I did a thingy
The activists are so sheltered, they’ll never hear the truth that could set them free – because none of them want to escape the cage of their own making.
Life, Under Construction
Life, Under Construction, is a twice-weekly newsletter on politics, culture, travel, art, and personal observations.
