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Why the Current Unemployment Is Worse Than the Great Depression 0
- Economics
- April 24, 2020
The latest report on new unemployment claims was abysmal, coming in at 4.4 million last week, some 100,000 more than surveyed economists had expected. The continuous claims came in at just under 16 million, an all-time record. Mainstream labor economists estimate that, all things considered, the actual unemployment rate now (which is only officially reported
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Movies for Isolation, 1939 Edition 0
- Culture
- April 24, 2020
By the common acclamation of many critics and film historians, as well as amateur aficionados like me, 1939 was the most notable single year for the release of great movies in the golden age of American filmmaking. Everyone knows it is the year that gave us Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
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The Coronavirus Quarantine Won’t Cause Quick Political Changes 0
- Politics
- April 24, 2020
A dramatic change in our political situation is coming as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. At least, that’s what I’ve heard some individuals joyously suggest. One reason for this suggestion is the current immigration situation. Because immigration is temporarily halted in the U.S. and most of Europe, those who wish to restrict it have
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Our Children Are Not Slaves of the State 0
- Culture
- April 24, 2020
Last week brought two special delights. Though I had read and even taught Francis Gray Patton’s novel Good Morning, Miss Dove, I had never seen the movie. With forlorn hope, I went to YouTube, punched in the title, and there it was, a wonderful film released in 1955 starring Jennifer Jones as “The Terrible Miss Dove,” an
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Why Farmers Are Dumping Milk and Letting Produce Rot 0
- Economics
- April 23, 2020
Many Americans may be surprised and confused to see farmers dumping milk down the drain or letting vegetables rot in their fields. Why would they be destroying food at a time when grocery stores and food pantries struggle to keep pace with surging demand during the coronavirus pandemic? As sociologists with a specialty in agriculture
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The Unfolding Debate About America’s Response to Coronavirus 0
- Politics
- April 23, 2020
A debate is forming about the U.S. response to COVID-19 and it’s worthwhile to consider this debate early, as it develops, before battle lines harden. On one side is the school of thought that shutdowns, lockdowns and closing of “nonessential” businesses were an overreaction to either inaccurate or exaggerated computer models on the spread of
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