Joseph Zeigler

Money brings out the worst in our medical system. I asked how much the procedure would cost. “Don’t you have insurance?” Yes. “Then your insurance will cover it.” Right. But again—how much does it cost? She smiled. Not the helpful kind. Nobody knows—or so they say. Not

(Verse 1) America was cranky, folks were screeching “Sad!” They wanted someone spicy, loud, and fabulously mad Then came Don with orange, tan, and hair like cotton candy He promised gold and winning streaks and slogans oh-so-dandy! (Chorus) Springtime for Trumpers and MAGA! Winter for truth and for math! They’

It’s the Core of the Republican Party Fear isn’t just lurking around the Republican Party like background static—it’s the beating heart that keeps the whole machine humming. It pulses through speeches, fuels slogans, and vibrates across talk radio at 3 a.m. Scratch the surface of

summer in the bubble My family and I are spending the summer in California, where my daughter works and lives. It’s gorgeous here—the ocean breeze, kale smoothies, solar panels sparkling like jewelry on every roof. But let’s not kid ourselves: this is a bubble of liberalism so

Audio0:00/260.945851× Trump’s return to office isn’t politics as usual—it’s something colder, faster, and far more dangerous. What we’re watching isn’t just policy change. It’s a controlled demolition of the American state, carried out with a grin and a bulldozer. The

This was a hard one. I poured hours into researching it and gathering citations, but writing it felt heavy and joyless, because it’s all so unbelievable. Thanks for being here. Joe Texas0:00/425.1125851× Cutting government “waste” sometimes means cutting the people who tell us when we’re

Funny thing about the deficit: it’s only a crisis when Democrats are in power. The moment a Democrat walks into the White House, Republicans clutch their pearls and warn we’re teetering on the brink of national ruin. Suddenly, every dollar spent is a mortal threat to our grandchildren.

by Barbara Finnicum (I haven't figured out how to change authors. I will. In the meanwhile, Barbara wrote this). Please help me get my readers back that Substack(assholes) stole. I don't normally curse, but there comes a time ... Sometimes I wonder what’s really going

the story of the site May 12, 2025 Writing is how I stitch meaning into a world unraveling at the seams. It grounds me—quieting the static, ordering the storm, giving shape to thought, sometimes just letting me shout into the void with a semicolon. This is where I turn