Facebook is what happens when you fail to discipline your kid at the checkout candy-counter. Somehow or another, he coasted…
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Ho-Hum to a Climate ‘Point of no Return’
I mean really, how often are we going to scream that there’s a hole in the dike? We’ve known for…
The Biggest American Swindle Ever Pulled Off
Somebody close down the Pentagon before it flushes America into the Potomac River. We can’t afford a Green New Deal…
Will the Last Bee in the Hive Please Turn Out the Lights
Monsanto was recently sold to the Germans at Bayer and its name changed, no doubt to end-run its toxic history.…
What Stands in the Way of an Electric Car Revolution?
Charging stations, of course. Price is an issue, but with universal charging, sales will explode and with exploding sales, prices…
I’m Gonna Join the CIO—‘Cause Everyone I See I Owe
That was the pro-union calling-card of the post WWII economy and Rosie-the Riveter swung right in behind the men in…
The Secret Is Out—Big Business Runs America
I’m not exactly sure how much of a secret that was. Since 1980 and the ‘Reagan Era’ both Democrats and…
We Can Pay More For a Dinner Out
The Restaurant Association surveyed 2,000 restaurant operators last week and is urging Congress against increasing the federal minimum wage. Having…
The Rich Telling Us $15 Will Break the Bank
What a tiresome repeat of lies and innuendo—a nicer word for an indirect and usually malicious implication. Innuendo strikes again…
It’s a Republic, Don’t Expect Democracy
We seem to persistently think of ourselves as a democracy, but of course we’re not. The Founders gave us a…