Author Archives: Ed Kowalski

A large portion of the Democratic party’s present animosity toward the Electoral College is rooted in rank partisanship. Since they watched their supposed “blue wall” evaporate in the small hours of the 2016 presidential election, many Democrats have felt sufficient anger with the system to seek to remake it. This habit has by no meansContinue reading “DEMOCRATS NEED TO GO BACK TO COLLEGE”

It began in 1871 as P. T. Barnum’s Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan & Hippodrome, back when Prussia was still a kingdom and Jesse James was robbing banks. It survived the Depression, two world wars and the new media of its time, including radio, film and television. But on May 21, the world’s most historicContinue reading “Still Missing The Greatest Show on Earth”

Truth, justice, selflessness. Superman meant all these things to me. To me and to any young boy Superman is more than a mere character in a Sunday strip from some long past decade. And more than just a blot of ink on a page. Because what is Superman? One of his fellow compatriots described himContinue reading “Superman….We Still Need Him”

Run a list of bad behavior. You can multiply it if no father is around. Higher chance of committing a crime. Higher chance of getting hooked on drugs. Higher chance of winding up poor. Higher chance of landing behind bars. Higher chance of depression. Higher chance of suicide. Higher chance of violent behavior. And theContinue reading “The Horror of Family Court”

I had an exchange with a cousin of mine, yesterday, regarding one of my FB posts. Now this cousin is as smart as they come and is someone who has devouted his life to his community and his teaching profession. They don’t make ’em better than he and I’m blessed that we share the sameContinue reading “Can’t We Just Get Along?”

If you wonder why the left has reacted so strongly to the Mueller report findings of no collusion, all you have to do is recognize that they need to continue the demonization of Trump as opposed to running on what their platform has morphed into. Consider the following: As political analyst Sean Trende has written:Continue reading “It’s Not Over Until The Democrats Say So – Here’s Why”

“Tell your mother that I want to see her”. These terrifying words, said by Sister Patrick to me in 8th grade still makes me break out in a cold sweat. All that afternoon, I tried to both figure out why this ‘request’ was being made and, more importantly, how to tell my mother. Over dinner,Continue reading ““Tell Your Mother I Want To See Her””

I was going through old newspapers columns today and I pulled one out that I’ve been saving for a while. It was page 1 of both the Detroit Free Press and USA Today. The headline in USA Today read: “Study: 25 percent of Americans have no one to confide in” Hmm. According to the AmericanContinue reading “I’ve Never Had Any Friends Like The Ones I Had When I Was 12”

A friend of mine posted this picture of the subway stop that we who attended Xavier High School used. When I saw the photo, I was struck, immediately, by the flood of memories I had in remembering how many times I stood at that spot waiting for my train. Depending on the time of dayContinue reading “More Than A Subway Station”