by Michael Leppert | Aug 7, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
To me, “1984” was originally a rock album, the last studio collection of songs by the original members of Van Halen. It was July 7, 1984, when the 16-year-old version of me earned his way to a spot right in front of Eddie Van Halen’s place on the stage at Roberts...
by Michael Leppert | Jul 23, 2025 | Politics/Government
It’s never been a matter of “if.” It has always been a matter of “when.” Last week, GOP U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar of Florida, filed “The Dignity Act of 2025,” a bipartisan immigration reform package that would provide legal status for certain undocumented immigrants....
by Michael Leppert | Jul 16, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Last week, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced there will be no release of the “Jeffrey Epstein files.” It’s hard to predict when people will have finally had enough. The tolerance level of undesirable traits and behaviors from other humans will vary from person...
by Michael Leppert | May 29, 2025 | Politics/Government
In the 1983 classic film, “Trading Places,” Louis Winthorpe III and Billy Ray Valentine are victims of a scientific experiment that is thrust upon them by the elite bosses of a Philadelphia commodities brokerage. Winthorpe is a young, snobby broker at the firm, with...
by Michael Leppert | Apr 10, 2025 | Politics/Government
The term “glad handing” appeared in the American vernacular at the beginning of the 20th century, through the phrase, “to give the glad hand,” or extend a welcome. But that type of welcome has generally come with a twist, an intention, or an agenda. Merriam-Webster...
