Author: esquimaux

I’ve seen reports that Hillary Clinton is prepared to drop out if the May 20 results are bad enough; I’ve seen reports that she’s started to make nice this week. But she still wants our money. Yesterday I got...

Political discussions with strangers are of course dangerous, but sometimes fun and sometimes surprising.  I just met a man who could be the loudest and proudest black republican in San Francisco (there can’t be...

or, The Politics of Parades, or, a Parable for Primary Season Here on the shores of San Francisco Bay, we have a HUGE East Asian population. Is this news to anyone? San Francisco’s Chinatown is a long-established...

I’m not trying to steal Brendan’s gig, but where is he? OK, here goes… Topic 1: Starting Out Since the gift-giving season is here again, you could destroy Christmas with beer, and no I don’t mean by...

I was looking at the San Jose Mercury News website. Not sure why, because I already read this morning’s dead tree and they don’t update very often during the day. And I found a link I hadn’t expected to. Bill,...