Favorite Scene in a Movie #3: ‘Brokeback Mountain’
Brokeback Mountain is one movie where you won’t forget the scenery! Favorite Scene in Brokeback Mountain? Do you think I’m crazy? If I told you The Scene – … Read more
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The Billionaire Bros Do the Immigrant Worker Two-Step
A work permit program called H-1B allows corporate billionaire bros to import foreigners to take U.S. jobs. One thing you can say about Donald Trump and his billionaire … Read more
Our First Parents
I asked my drinking companion to give me his version of the story of our “First Parents.” I was having drinks with God in a Manhattan bar when … Read more
The Jerry Duncan Show Reveals Mom’s Secret
Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews his mother, Maggie Duncan. ANNOUNCER Live from under a rock in your backyard, it’s The Jerry Duncan Show. JERRY DUNCAN … Read more
Manufactured Meat
This is not hamburgers versus veggie burgers, both of which are from nature. Rather it’s meat versus manufactured meat, or faux meat. Who needs farms and ranches when … Read more
How to Play Monopoly
To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control the board and ruin all the other players. To play Monopoly, the goal is straightforward: Accumulate property, control … Read more
Taking On Monopoly Power
“Free market” is just a rhetorical deceit that means monopoly power is free to lock down the market. From our school years forward, the Holy Keepers of the … Read more
Republican Supremes Defrocking Themselves
The extremist Republican Supremes now in control have been busy denying that they are a bunch of partisan hacks. Too bad they actually are! Ralph Waldo Emerson told … Read more
Celebrating the 200th Jerry Duncan Show
Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews many interesting people. Today, we celebrate the 200th Jerry Duncan Show. ANNOUNCER MAGGIE DUNCAN Live from under a rock in … Read more
A Murder of Crows, Etc.
Animal groups get names like “murder of crows” — what if we did the same for humans? Animal groups often receive exotic names, such as a pride of … Read more
