Big Business Grabs the Republican Party by the ThroatIf you believe in Straws and Camels, it seems there’s always one that broke the other’s back. And so it is with the 147 > Read more
Is Globalization Over?Probably not, as it’s difficult for long-term trends to disappear and what we have only recently come to understand as > Read more
Why Is a Federal Minimum Wage a Problem and a Maximum Income Okay?For some reason it has become accepted wisdom that raising wages loses jobs. And yet cheering on uncontrolled income is > Read more
Zuckerberg Walks like a Dumb Kid and Quacks like a Dumb KidSo I guess he must be a dumb kid. What else explains it? The latest revelation According to Buzzfeed, Facebook has been > Read more
Why This Last-Minute Trump Blood-Lust?Donald Trump has chosen to execute thirteen federal death-row inmates for no explainable reason except that he can. > Read more
It’s a Republic, Don’t Expect DemocracyWe seem to persistently think of ourselves as a democracy, but of course we’re not. The Founders gave us a republic for > Read more
Why Such Angst Over the Obvious?We know it’s not a good thing to be a liar, right? And treating people badly because they’re gay or lesbian, not our > Read more
Americans Want a 3rd Party. What They Don’t Want Is a 3rd Presidential Candidate.Poll after poll shows nearly 40% of Americans think a third political party is needed to fix the political system and > Read more
Global Stock Markets Don’t Care What Happens on Planet EarthDuring the worst possible combination of events worldwide, stock markets are at an all-time high. A pandemic with no > Read more
The Dark Side of the Moon
Political and Social Commentary by Jim Freeman
