Views on the News from the Couch
My goal is to explore subjects that interest me – and might interest you – with some occasional humor and less partisan spin.
I call myself a conservative at about the 40‑yard line for Republicans but even that gets confusing given how far crazies and the media have moved the goalposts.
My aim is simple: call out the crazy on all sides and pull the conversation back toward a sane middle. AND encourage people to read the actual source material instead of just repeating headlines or relying on the media to tell us what we need to know. Full disclosure, I probably miss some of the crazy on the right.
If that sounds like your lane, give Views on the News from the Couch a try – and if you like it, please share it.
Be safe, and wear sunscreen.
Episodes
259 episodes
I am for Social Justice, not Social Stupid
In the early part of this millennium, 2006 or so, from a race standpoint it felt like we were on a roll—more mixed neighborhoods, more interracial marriages, more boring, everyday life together. Then somewhere around the Obama era, we took a ha...
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Tax the Rich, Kill the Host.
In this episode of Views on the News from the Couch, I take apart the fantasy that we can fix America’s $35‑trillion‑plus debt and multi‑trillion‑dollar deficits just by “taxing the rich.” We run a thought experiment: what if we confiscated all...
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Trailer - Views on the News From the Couch
My goal is to explore subjects that interest me – and might interest you – with some occasional humor and less partisan spin. I call myself a conservative at about the 40‑yard line for Republicans but even that gets confusing given...
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Addendum to Hitler, Iran, Iraq and Marshall Dillon: How early should America draw?
Let's add one more historical piece to this discussion that a lot of listeners will think of: the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Hitler, Iran, Iraq and Marshall Dillon: How early should America draw?
We love to say, “If I’d been around in the 1930s, I would have stopped Hitler early.” We curse the people who appeased him, who let him tear up treaties, who watched him send a few battalions into the Rhineland in 1936 and did nothing while his...
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Be happy, dammit. Come on, you can do it.
If you live in the modern Western world, your default setting probably ought to be “basically happy.” Not ecstatic, not Instagram‑perfect—just generally okay.And if you’re not, at least some of that might be on you.Becaus...
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Why I think the left has more stupid ideas than the right.
Today’s February 19, 2026 Views on the News from the Couch podcast asks the important question: Why do I think the left, littered with smart people and many academics, has more stupid ideas than the right?Not that the right doesn’t have ...
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Two Trumps, Two Pronouns and lessons from a black musician who talks to Ku Klux Klan members.
I float a theory I’ve been working on since 1977, long before Donald Trump came down the escalator and announced he was running for President. It’s a theory about pronouns, prejudice, and why the same person can be both charming in ...
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I’m pissed my reasonable views are called racist, fascist and Nazi‑ish—and AI helped me understand why.
The February 1, 2026 episode of Views on the News from the Couch started in a weird way. I basically spent a morning arguing with my AI assistant so I probably should call this one “Questions from the Couch,” but instead let’s go with:“I...
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ICE, A few views on What is going on in Minneapolis January 26, 2026
ICE, A few Views from the Couch on What is going on in Minneapolis. Summary, play with fire, get burnt.
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Greenland, Golden Domes and the Kicking of Cans
I’m back. Not sure for how long or how often, but I just can’t let Views on the News from the Couch die. Lay dormant, sure. Not die. This podcast started a few years ago for me to share views and opinions based on a life...
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April 13, 2025 Views on the News from the Couch asks the question why are Republicans asked to confess but not Democrats.
Why are Republicans asked to confess but not Democrats? That is it. That is the subject for today's podcast.
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April 5, 2025 edition of Views on the News from the Couch discusses Trump’s tariff proposals. A quick summary? They suck.
April 5, 2025 edition of Views on the News from the Couch discusses Trump’s tariff proposals. A quick summary? They suck.
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March 30, 2025 Views on the News from the Couch impressed with DOGE
I discuss efforts by DOGE and share my thoughts that government debt is crushing us, DOGE is throwing us a lifeline by trying to attack it, and it is awful that those good people are being attacked.
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March 27, 2025 Views on the News from the Couch answers the question is Jeff Cross MAGA
The March 27, 2025, edition of Views on the News from the Couch addresses the not so burning question, Am I MAGA? Yep, that is the topic for today. Is Jeff Cross MAGA?
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March 24, 2025, Edition of Views On the News From the Couch
The March 24, 2025, edition of Views on the News from the Couch covers a Brian Kilmeade talk we went to and answers the question why are Democrats supporting 20 percent issues rather than those with 80 percent popularity. Good stuff.
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March 19, 2025 Views on the News from the Couch Tren de Aragua
Surprisingly, I side with the judge in the Tren de Aragua case. By surprisingly I mean surprising to me. htt...
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March 14, 2025 Views on the News from the Couch on bumper sticker opinions and the DOE
Views on the News from the Couch March 14, 2025 edition discusses bumper sticker discussions and the Department of Education possible elimination. https:/...
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March 6, 2025 edition of Views on the News from the Couch
The host of Views on the News from the Couch discusses tariffs, the Ukraine war, and the importance for Trump to distinguish between BAM issues and nuanced issues.
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March 3, 2025 Views on the News from the Couch
More Views on the News from teh Couch of the Oval Office fisticuffs between Presidents Zellensky and Trump.
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March 1 Views from the couch on the Zellensky Trump oval office meeting and Ukranian War.
I'm back after a 20 month break from offering my Views on the News from the Couch. Could not do it 5 days a week anymore. But I feel I have something to say and have been thinking of jumping back in part time. Nothing like a sh&...
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July 17, 2023, Edition of Views on the News from the Couch
QUICKHITTERS then thoughts on the No Labels movement and on the idea of making misgendering a crime.Jack the Ripper's identity 'revealed' by newly d...
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July 10, 2023, Episode of the Views on the News from the Couch
QUICKHITTERS, more on recent court rulings, and on laws on how minors can be treated with gender affirming therapies, and on the Wagner Group attempted coup in Russia.
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