Blog Small Slider

The Demonization of Dissent 2
- Politics, Family, Science
- August 10, 2022
Last week the New York Times ran an article in which it described the apparent radicalization of a group of parents from mainstream political persuasions to a single-issue anti-vaccine fringe. It describes how these parents seemingly came together on social media out of a concern about the damage inflicted by lengthy school closures on their children,
READ MORE
FBI: Feds Behaving Incorrigibly 11
- Politics
- August 10, 2022
The FBI’s raid on former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate—ever so conveniently timed as the White House occupant’s approval numbers sink, the Swamp prepares to shovel a whopping $5.5 billion in foreign and military aid down the bottomless Ukrainian black hole and the American economy keels over like Biden on a bike—gives us a national
READ MORE
The ‘American KGB’ Goes to Work 9
- Culture, Politics
- August 9, 2022
FBI agents raided Mar-a-Largo, former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, on Aug. 8, 2022, supposedly looking for federal documents that Trump might have taken with him after leaving office. A day earlier, with Vice President Kamala Harris acting as tiebreaker for the deadlocked vote, the Senate passed the $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Among
READ MORE

Who Won the Taiwan War Games?0
- International, Politics
- August 9, 2022
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied White House signals that she not stop in Taiwan on her valedictory tour of Asian capitals, she ignited the worst diplomatic U.S.-China row in decades. And how did last week’s collision turn out for the United States? Writes The New York Times: Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan began with
READ MORE
The Joke That Is Higher Education 3
- Education, Economics
- August 8, 2022
A popular joke amongst recent college grads runs as follows: An engineering graduate asks, “How does that work?” A business accountant graduate asks, “How much does that cost? A liberal arts graduate asks, “You want fries with that?” Such a joke reflects the flooded nature of the college degree market. When 2 percent of the
READ MORE
Senate Increases Government Spending by Passing $740 Billion Bill 1
- Economics, Politics
- August 8, 2022
The Senate has voted along party lines to ratchet up government spending by passing the misnamed “Inflation Reduction Act.” Although it is described as a $740 billion spending package, it is likely to cost far more than that, judging by its fine print. For example, taxpayers will be on the hook for more bad loans.
READ MORE