Keillor: Big government sweats the little details and misses the big picture
I loathe the law in New York state requiring gas pump nozzles to not latch. This means that I must stand beside my vehicle, holding the nozzle lever open
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Keillor: Taking a break from the news
The sign by my seat said, "Fasten seatbelt whilst seated," so clearly it was a British airline. My daughter and wife were alongside me and we were off to Europe...
Keillor: What’s the big deal about Paris?
The guy is trying to save the coal industry. We each have our causes. I am fighting for the typewriter industry and for the revival of rotary telephones. That doesn't...
Keillor: It was so good to have him gone for nine days
It was a great relief to have Mr. Twitter out of the country for nine whole days, and the entire country felt it. We were able to turn to the...
Keillor: Repeal and replace these anachronistic statues, too
New Orleans isn't the only city that needs its statues removed. Our nation's capital has become our nation's attic, full of stuffed owls and white elephants and antique souvenirs.
Keillor: Flying in the floating in New York
It's beautiful in New York now that spring has landed. Winter tries to hang on, like an old drunk at closing time who staggers around and takes a swing at...
Keillor: Who needs libert茅, 茅galit茅 and fraternit茅? Trump has the executive order
Donald Trump is in love with the executive order. It's his idea of a selfie. He sits at his bare desk, grinning, holding up the two-page large-print document with his...
Keillor: Late-night driving, right-hand thinking
All last week I got to drive around Minnesota late at night, drifting through the little towns, just me and the truckers out on the road and Merle and George...
Keillor: Donald Trump’s fantastically tremendous first 100 days
My first 100 days as Numero Uno have been fantastically tremendous as we begin to make progress to clean up the mess that I inherited.
Keillor: So I was up in Alaska
Last week I sat in a little cafe in Anchorage and got into conversations by the simple device of asking directions. In a state that offers so much solitude, people...