We adore and venerate the ancient Greeks; Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, but modern Greeks are too often pains in the…
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Consecutive Headlines
I came across these two headlines, one after the other, on my Google News aggregator. Somehow, steeled as I am…
Why Do We Fail to Invest?
There are bunches of reasons, many of which gave us the consumer economy that has been so devastating to our…
Neil Irwin at the NYTimes Is Confused
He muses, “Workers have seized the upper hand in the labor market, attaining the largest raises in decades and quitting…
“I’m Not a Member of any Organized Political Party”
“I’m a Democrat.” Those words were uttered almost exactly a century ago by cowboy humorist Will Rogers and they are…
Judge Wilson Never Saw a Purple Cow
He never hoped to see one But in this ruling anyhow He’ rather see than be one With a proper…
Things That Make No Sense to Me
Well, less and less actually makes sense to me these days, but here’s the nonsense du jour. Yesterday I broke…
Copping Out on Cop26
There’s mounting evidence that man does not belong on this planet that he so willingly destructs. At this rate, he’s…
I Just Love It When One of the Supremes Gets All Sniffy
Justice Alito got his knickers in a twist about being criticized by the American public, those sensible creatures like you…
Meet Wayne and Wendy Holman
The modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, with no shots fired, no blood spilled and way more booty. The two of them…