I mean really, how often are we going to scream that there’s a hole in the dike? We’ve known for…
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Your New Car—Don’t Even Bother Opening the Hood
You can kick a tire if you like and refill the windshield-washer fluid, but that’s actually about it. Electric or…
Fixing the Tax Code Is a Piece of Cake
But a really fine cake that pleases a large dinner-party takes a while to bake and has a whole lot…
The Complicated Dynamics of American Unemployment
According to MarketWatch, Employers say they’re having difficulty filling jobs. Jobless Americans say they want to work. So what’s going…
World Population Slows and Yet We’re Not Satisfied
This fascinating article passed my way and I guess I’m confused. Time was when we feared explosive population increases. 1955…
The Public Thirst For Outrage
Media carries a lot of blame for the current state of social, legal and political turmoil in America. At least…
I Had a ‘Real World’ Experience Just This Morning
It was clearly outside the ‘academic world,’ which is the definition of ‘real world,’ as I am not an academic…
That Annoying “Check Engine´ Light
What does it even mean? Why is it doing that and what am I supposed to do now? Welcome to…
China Comes to America’s Military-Industrial Rescue
The military-industrial sector is having a tough time lately. The F-35 super-plane is a fiasco of cost over-runs and onboard…
We’re Headed For the Last Roundup
An old cowboy song, tribute to the end of cowboy-culture, but a metaphor for the end of civilization as well.…