Pagosa Springs has never been tempted to join the European Union…
Author: Louis Cannon
Underrated writer Louis Cannon grew up in the vast American West, although his ex-wife, given the slightest opportunity, will deny that he ever grew up at all. You can read more stories on his Substack account.
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Flag of Truce, If You Don’t Mind
Not that I have anything against the idea of “state flags”. In fact, I tremble at the thought of the federal government being in total control…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Elephants in Rooms
If you can believe what you read on the internet, LaCorte News was being kept alive by promotional links coming from a couple of “troll farms”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Billionaires Know Best?
Democrat Michael Bennet, has received campaign support totaling maybe $10 million from various billionaire donors…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Country, Tis of Thee
I was never sure what part of speech “Tis” might have been. An adjective? A verb? A preposition?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Advertising the Book of Mormon, but Maybe Not Data Centers
The Mormon citizens in Box Elder County were not universally polite in their reaction to Kevin O’Leary’s application for a 40,000-acre data center project…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The End of Thinking
‘Thinking’ — properly understood — takes your mind on a journey from Point A to Point B…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Tax Breaks for Waitresses
Up until the passage of One Big Beautiful Bill in 2025, waitresses had to pay income tax on tips…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Bull’s Lucky Balls
“It’s probably a charming gesture, but also quite damaging for a work of art…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Peter Thiel and The Antichrist
I got interested in this topic because I came across some news reports, last month, about humanity and technology…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Fast Fashion Becomes Unfashionable
“Cardon has helped 150 clients minimize their closets, often beginning with a $590 comprehensive session to declutter, organize and reduce the closet to the key pieces…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Oh, Baby Baby, It’s a Wild World
So far, I haven’t changed my mind. About borrowing Bob’s lawn mower, I mean…
READY, FIRE, AIM: You Can Be Happy, But It’ll Cost You
Can I start a column that way? Confessing that the article, written by Amelia Tait, made me feel depressed?…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Quick Tour of the Manosphere
Yes, I’m a man. And I was born a man, which is something not everyone can claim…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Securing the Border, If You Don’t Mind
I have to assume that someone accidentally told the President that Jeff Hurd was a RINO, and the President later got better information…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Modern Music
On September 7, 2016, Billboard magazine named “One Dance” the 2016 Song of the Summer. I honestly do not remember much about the summer of 2016…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Close to You
“We were not always friends. We were not always aligned. But those differences actually helped us out…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: This I Believe
So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Putting the ‘Hope’ Back in ‘Hopelessness’
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless search for life’s meaning, I came across the following 13-minute-long TED Talk video…