To follow up on earlier posts in which I suggested that there are enormous segments of the U.S. electorate that find Trump an abomination, there clearly are those with a natural affinity for the former president. At left is a …
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If you live in Connecticut, you know how much U.S. Senator Chris Murphy has contributed to keeping us safe from gun violence. It’s true that there are some pretty scummy people in congress, but it’s also true that we have …
In an earlier post I mention the disdain that U.S. military veterans have for Trump. As suggested here, there are other groups that have also figured out that the former president represents them very poorly–in this case, organized labor. Unions …
As one might expect, a great deal has changed about the way we warn about the danger of wildfires. First is the word “wildfires” itself, which, up until the last couple of decades, were called “forest fires.” Second is the …
Of all the segments within the U.S. electorate who are working hard to have Donald Trump removed from American political life, it’s impossible that our military veterans are the most steadfast. It’s likely that there is a combination of related …
As we get into the later years of our lives, after we’ve lost a parent (or both) and more than a few school chums, we start to consider, perhaps for the first time, our own mortality. Dylan Thomas is best …
From Robert Kennedy Jr.: The latest polls show me ahead of Biden and Trump among voters under age 45. But I need your help getting on the ballot in all 50 states. Let’s break the two-party system and bring real …
It would be interesting to know the precise set of factors associated with this fairly dismal report, summarized in the bar chart below. Certainly the high costs, especially those associated with student debt, play an important role. Another contributor, to …
This from senior energy analyst Robert Rapier on the graph below: GDP is one of the most important economic indicators. This measures the monetary value of all the stuff a country makes in a year. It is also used to …
Here’s a short essay from an old business colleague of mine, Steve Vachss (pronounced “Vax,” pictured here). My comments in response are in italics. The American two-party system is dead. What began as a crippling disease has destroyed our government …
