That Should Worry Us.
In the runup to an election which will determine both the presidency and control of congress, the stock market has been almost oblivious to changing poll numbers and has stayed near its all-time highs, which were More...
Don’t let Trump have that excuse.
“Nearly 100,000 New York City voters have been sent invalid absentee ballots, with wrong names or addresses” – More...
Could give him the landslide that would be good for America… or not.
“My fellow Americans, my opponent has refused to agree to cede power peacefully if you vote him out of office. We know you will not be deterred by his threats. Am More...
The pandemic has shown the flaws in my orthodox conservative economic view.
Fallacy #1. Wages will find their “right” level in a free market
There is an essential asymmetry in the fact that most employers have More...
Public School Teachers’ Unions Are a Good Example of Why
Masks and vaccination, yes. Reusable shopping bags and recycling compost, no.
Government should not use its authority to mandate promiscuously. Personal freedom does demand respect and deference. Overuse of mandates – especially mandat More...
Reduce dependence on the Postal Service.
Maybe crippling the US Postal Service is a diabolical plot by Trump to prevent ballots for his opponents from counting; maybe discrediting mailed in ballots is his plan B for claiming fraud if h More...
The police are willing to work.
Beyond the ludicrous argument that we don’t need law enforcement, there are sensible reasons for moving some functions and the funding to accomplish them away from police departments and to those who are More...
In person voting
The last thing we need is an ambiguous or disputed election. Because the pandemic is unpredictable and may well be rampant in some places, we must prepare to vote by mail if necessary. If you are not highly vulnerable and/or are in a place where the flu i More...
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