The Cranky Yankee
Reg GaleIn the 1700s, the British derisively called hostile colonists “yankees.” The word came to define a people who turned their crankiness into a new nation. I'm a Cranky Yankee for modern times.
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The Brutal Truth Behind Being Retired in Trump's America
Longer lives, rising costs, fading pensions, and low savings are turning retirement into a growing crisis.
I’m 74 years old, and, according to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Cohort Life Tables, I’m expected to live another 13.1...
Trump’s New IRS Deal Is Giving Him a License to Steal
Trump, and his money machine…
Donald Trump has now awarded himself, his family, and his personal business a license to steal.
That’s an idea that dates back to the late Middle Ages, when European monarchs issued so-called letters of marqu...
Iran is the Albatross Hanging Around Trump’s Neck
What’s happening with Donald Trump and Iran right now feels like The Rime of the Ancient Mariner rewritten for the modern age, with a single rash act creating a curse that seems impossible to shake off.
In that classic 18th-century ballad,...
Chasing Total Control, He's Gutting States’ Rights
Whatever happened to the Republican love affair with states’ rights?
In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan argued that the federal government had become too large and intrusive. His “New Federalism” pushed block grants with fewer federal mandates,...
Our Health System Is in Freefall, Putting All of Us at Risk
In my Merriam-Webster, the word “acting” has three definitions. It refers to make-believe, to filling a temporary role, and to false behavior. Welcome to the federal health-care system under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a program in which all thr...
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As a long-time journalist, I've covered every aspect of American life, specializing most recently on Health&Science and Energy&Commodities. As The Cranky Yankee, I hope to bring a unique perspective to the complex, modern world we live in.
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