Update on California v Florida COVID Outcomes
Two weeks ago, I compared the course of the COVID outbreaks in Florida and California in this post, highlighting the...
National Politics
Quote of Week – John Meacham
Many, including yours truly, were surprised by Donald Trump’s election. It was because we were not listening to the growing...
Quote of the Week – Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher & Statesman, 1533-1592 “There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.”...
Quote of the Week – Will Rogers on the Democratic Party
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." Will Rogers, circa 1928 Watching the...
Quote of the Week
“Insulting people does not work, if your objective is to persuade.” - Trey Gowdy, In a speech at Liberty University,...
Keeping “Pandemics” in Perspective
The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus in China has dominated the news in the last month. While I commend officials...
Quote of the Week – John Adams on Political Parties
There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties . ....
Quote of the Week – Steven Hayward
“Has any country ever so publicly and consistently flogged itself for its imperfections and failures? Do these imperfections mean that...
George & Barbara Bush: The Definition of Authenticity and Decency
A few years ago, I was at the Hobby Center for a play. Just before the play, as the house...
A Primer on the Labor Force Participation Rate
If you follow the jobs report issued by the Labor Department each month, you have probably heard of something called...
What Our Founding Fathers Said About Political Parties
The current ruling two-party duopoly is so ubiquitous that we take it as a given. We teach the "two-party system"...
Believe the Polling
A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that Americans favor Democratic control of Congress by a margin of 50%-38%. Ten...
Judging Administrations by the Stock Market
Since Donald Trump was elected, the stock market has been on a tear. The S&P 500 Index has soared from...
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