Lawrence Baron

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Greeks decisively defeated the referendum to accept the European Union’s terms for repaying their country’s debt.  Now that the future of whether Greece will keep the Euro as its currency is uncertain, some Greek politicians have proposed Drachmonian measures. * Holy water drawn from the Jordan River was used to […]

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Supreme Court ruled that the drug Midazolam can be used to render condemned killers comatose even though there is evidence that those who have received it felt pain during the remainder of their executions.  This opens the possibility for states that cannot afford Midazolam to administer Ambien even though

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Supreme Court struck down EPA regulations of toxic emissions from coal burning power plants as part of its series of rulings to create a post-glacial society. * Bobby Jindal ordered Louisiana state agencies not to recognize same sex marriages and posted a picture of his face superimposed over that

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ The Oxford English Dictionary added a new definition for the word “belated:” “The interval between the end of the Civil War, 90 years of Jim Crow Laws, and 50 years of resisting Civil Rights legislation, and the removal of Confederate flag from the flags and license plates of states in

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Mike Huckabee suggested that arming the members of Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston would have prevented the murder of nine of its members. In other words the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is pistol packing pastors and worshippers with weapons. * The police are

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ In the wake of major hacking incidents of government computers, Hillary Clinton is now bragging about how much foresight she had to put her State Department emails on a private server. * Rachel Dolezal resigned from being president of the NAACP’s Spokane Chapter after it was revealed that she really

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Cognizant of the pushback Fox News has encountered for limiting participation in the first Republican presidential debate to the ten leading candidates in national polls, MTV plans to televise a musical chairs competition among the Republican candidates in lieu of a debate.   In a related story The Learning Channel is

I can’t make this stuff up By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — After Rick Perry promised he would unite rather than divide Americans if he were President, he left the stage to the accompaniment of his campaign song which contains the following lyric: “Shotgun toter/Republican voter/Rick Perry supporter/Let’s protect our border/To hell with anyone who

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters that “all of Israel is behind the Cavaliers” in the NBA championship series because its coach David Blatt is an Israeli American.  He added that he’s a big fan of the team’s Jewish superstar L’Chaim James. * Republican presidential hopefuls are attending an “economic summit” at

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ US Attorney General Loretta Lynch indicted Fifa officials for taking bribes in return for scheduling the World Cup in particular countries.  Fifa attempted to strike a plea deal to drop the charges if the organization changed its name to Fee For.  Although it is not known whether Lynch is a

Lesser Known Summer Blockbusters Part 2 By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ Mad Blacks: Fury Road:  Heavily-armed figures prowl the apocalyptic landscape of ruins and rubble in strange-looking armored vehicles shooting at anyone who threatens them.  No wonder the residents of the African American neighborhoods of Baltimore, Cleveland, and Ferguson view them as the enemy. *