The Riel World

Redefining Our Perceptions of the Media in America

It's not really as simple as conservative versus liberal.

Oct 4 • 

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September 2025

Road Trip: History of Football in America

Including a surprising connection to presidential history

Sep 22 • 

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"Treading Upon a Volcano"

Thoughts on political violence, the danger of jumping to conclusions, and prospects for healing a divided nation

Sep 14 • 

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August 2025

Sunday Morning Coffee

Thoughts on life, books, architecture, and more (but not politics) for Labor Day weekend.

Aug 31 • 

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Statistics and Lies

Falling deeper down the rabbit hole as reality itself is now up for debate

Aug 27 • 

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Where are we headed, America?

An authoritarian takeover by red states? A new progressive reform era?

Aug 17 • 

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Barack Obama, 10 Years of "Hamilton," and the Meaning of Hawaii's Aloha Spirit

Travel photos and birthdays that have me pondering what might have been

Aug 9 • 

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July 2025

Politics of the Absurd

Some things that bewilder me about U.S. politics these days

Jul 31 • 

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Beaches, Border Crossings, and Richard Nixon

Travel photo to ponder

Jul 22 • 

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Politics Notebook

Would the U.S. be better off today if Trump had won in 2020? What the heck is happening in NYC politics? And more.

Jul 14 • 

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That 2:47 a.m. Presidential Oath of Office Ceremony

Travel photos to ponder at Calvin Coolidge's Vermont homestead

Jul 7 • 

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June 2025

Spinning Prayer Wheels in the Himalayas

A prayer lesson from a Buddhist monk

Jun 29 • 

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