Pearl River      There have always been restrictions on what can be bought with food stamps.  Booze, beer, and cigarettes have always been banned, but the new bans are extensive, arbitrary, and paternalism on steroids.  Sure, sugar isn’t good for people, neither is soda pop, but is this really and truly about what’s best for …

            San Angel        Before the election in 2024, the normally moderate to liberal Washington Post, had its editorial independence eviscerated when its owner, Amazon-billionaire Jeff Bezos, blocked their endorsement of Harris and mandated the editorial policy move towards business and the right.  Regular readers might still find hope in the general willingness of the editorial …

            Boston       This is D-Day for the US food stamp program, technically named SNAP for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.  New work rules are coming into effect, coupled with the government shutdown, to equal a perfect tsunami for lower-income, working families. The Trump administration, to put more pressure on the Democrats to settle on the …