Let's add one more historical piece to this discussion that a lot of listeners will think of: the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

ICE, A few Views from the Couch on What is going on in Minneapolis.  Summary, play with fire, get burnt.

 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...

Why are Republicans asked to confess but not Democrats?  That is it.  That is the subject for today's podcast.

April 5, 2025 edition of Views on the News from the Couch discusses Trump’s tariff proposals.  A quick summary?  They suck.

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.

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?

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.

Surprisingly, I side with the judge in the Tren de Aragua case.  By surprisingly I mean surprising to me.  htt...

Views on the News from the Couch March 14, 2025 edition discusses bumper sticker discussions and the Department of Education possible elimination. https:/...

 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. 

 More Views on the News from teh Couch of the Oval Office fisticuffs between Presidents Zellensky and Trump. 

 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&...

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...

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.

QUICKHITTERS then thoughts on an ill advised DeSantis video and many thoughts on a District Federal Judge who has placed an injunction on the Biden Administration trying to influence censorship on social media.

QUICKHITTERS and then lots and lots on affirmative action.  One argument I make is that the recent Affirmative Action ruling is very similar to the previous 2 SC AA cases including Bakke.

The Supreme court rules we should stop making college admission decisions based on the race of an applicant.  Ok on their experiences, just not as a group.  And abortion, I opine on abortion.  Lastly, I vent that I am tired of th...

QUICKHITTERS and thoughts on impeachment efforts of AG Merrick Garland, a college biology professor who allegedly was fired for teaching that sex is determined by chromosomes, and many, many comments on the Durham report.  

Did Hunter get a fair deal?  Was it OK for our government to suppress thoughts on the origin of Covid?  Please listen to today's podcast.  #HunterBiden