Views on the News from the Couch

Send us Fan Mail I discuss efforts by DOGE and share my thoughts that government debt is crushing us, DOGE is throwing us a lifeline by trying to attack it, and it is awful that those good people are being attacked. https://youtu.be/uX7xFkYt77k?feature=shared

Send us Fan Mail The March 27, 2025, edition of Views on the News from the Couch addresses the not so burning question, Am I MAGA?  Yep, that is the topic for today.  Is Jeff Cross MAGA?

Send us Fan Mail The March 24, 2025, edition of Views on the News from the Couch covers a Brian Kilmeade talk we went to and answers the question why are Democrats supporting 20 percent issues rather than those with 80 percent popularity.  Good stuff.

Send us Fan Mail Surprisingly, I side with the judge in the Tren de Aragua case.  By surprisingly I mean surprising to me.   https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5329777/tren-de-aragua-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-venezuelan-gang   https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/g-s1-54154/alien-enemies-el-salvador-trump   https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/03/why-trump-doesnt-want-judicial-review-of-his-deport...

Send us Fan Mail Views on the News from the Couch March 14, 2025 edition discusses bumper sticker discussions and the Department of Education possible elimination.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2020/05/11/after-40-bad-years-the-department-of-education-redeems-itself-a-bit/   https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedde...

Send us Fan Mail   The host of Views on the News from the Couch discusses tariffs, the Ukraine war, and the importance for Trump to distinguish between BAM issues and nuanced issues. 

Send us Fan Mail   More Views on the News from teh Couch of the Oval Office fisticuffs between Presidents Zellensky and Trump.  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/uk-prime-minister-lays-out-ukraine-peace-deal-framework-zelenskyy-responds-resignation-calls     https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/victor-davis-hanson-10-bad-takeaways-from-the-zelenskyy-blow-up/ar-AA1A58v8  

Send us Fan Mail   I'm back after a 20 month break from offering my Views on the News from the Couch. Could not do it 5 days a week anymore. But I feel I have something to say and have been thinking of jumping back in part time. Nothing like a sh&t show in the Oval office between the US and Ukrainian Presidents to catalyze one to reenter the podcast arena. 

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS then thoughts on the No Labels movement and on the idea of making misgendering a crime. Jack the Ripper's identity 'revealed' by newly discovered medical records (yahoo.com) https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/san-francisco-real-estate-market-disaster-expert https://news.yahoo.com/former-equity-chief-sues-antiracist-192222768.html https://jonathantu...

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS, more on recent court rulings, and on laws on how minors can be treated with gender affirming therapies, and on the Wagner Group attempted coup in Russia. https://jonathanturley.org/2023/07/09/domestic-abuse-is-a-severe-crime-british-parents-could-be-prosecuted-for-refusing-to-pay-for-transgender-treatments/ https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/30/judge-ketanji-brown-jacks...

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS then thoughts on an ill advised DeSantis video and many thoughts on a District Federal Judge who has placed an injunction on the Biden Administration trying to influence censorship on social media. https://twitter.com/i/status/1674899610379116546 https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-appointed-judge-restricts-officials-contact-social-media-giants-r...

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS and then lots and lots on affirmative action.  One argument I make is that the recent Affirmative Action ruling is very similar to the previous 2 SC AA cases including Bakke. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cancer-drug-shortage-chemotherapy-rationing-fc565eb9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-02/americans-divided-over-landmark-supreme-court-decisions-in-pol...

Send us Fan Mail The Supreme court rules we should stop making college admission decisions based on the race of an applicant.  Ok on their experiences, just not as a group.  And abortion, I opine on abortion.  Lastly, I vent that I am tired of the overuse of the word fascism. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-affirmative-action-unconstitutional_n_64789e10e4b0047ed77f8fd4

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS and thoughts on impeachment efforts of AG Merrick Garland, a college biology professor who allegedly was fired for teaching that sex is determined by chromosomes, and many, many comments on the Durham report.    https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/06/scotus-justices-rack-up-trips/

Send us Fan Mail Did Hunter get a fair deal?  Was it OK for our government to suppress thoughts on the origin of Covid?  Please listen to today's podcast.  #HunterBiden #CovidInquiry

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS, then thoughts on the Trump indictment including that Trump may not have had the required intent for 31 of the counts and lots of numbers on the Social Security issue. https://jonathanturley.org/2023/06/16/trump-card-the-use-of-the-espionage-act-against-revives-long-standing-concerns/   The Grim Reality of Joe Biden's 4-Point Plan to Change Social Security | The...

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS then some trans stuff, the Trump indictment and the misuse of the word cap relative to the debt ceiling deal.  https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-left-whines-about-trump-appointee-cannon-after-forum-shopping-to-reliable-democrat-howell/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/democratic-leader-accuses-mccarthy-reneging-164303767.html

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS then more on the Trump indictment, book banning and the Supreme Court Civil Rights Act decision on redistricting in Alabama.

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS and the Trump indictment. https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-allies-cite-clinton-email-170539657.html https://bwcentral.org/2016/09/hillarys-oh-shit-moment-wiping-her-server-with-bleachbit-despite-subpoena/

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS and then thoughts on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s call for a constitutional amendment limiting guns and on the PGA LIV golf merger.

Send us Fan Mail Swing and a miss.  I mistakenly uploaded an episode from a week earlier.  This is the May 31 episode.  QUICKHITTERS, a bit on the Ukraine/Russian war and a deep dive into the debt ceiling deal.

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS, thoughts on Memorial Day, the possible impact of high youth unemployment in China and India, and more on liberal craziness. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-china-cold-war-deepening-on-collision-course-by-nouriel-roubini-2023-05

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS, then more views on the debt limit and related proposed work requirements, thoughts on the outrageous requirement that students fund a professor's political views, and too much detail on a Supreme Court ruling on what constitutes navigable waters and the effect that has on use of private property.

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS, disappointment in a democratic governor who I thought was a moderate but may use emergency powers to try to thwart the legislature on school choice, and more on how we nominate presidents and the abysmal nature of our press and the stories they peddle. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1660302778093252608.html

Send us Fan Mail QUICKHITTERS, a bit on the Ukrainian war, and more on the NAACP travel advisory issued for  Florida.  I attribute that more to politics and Democrats fear that Governor DeSantis would win the election if he gets the Republican nomination. https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/05/democrats-cook-the-fbis-books-on-domestic-terrorism/ https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-issues-travel-advis...