commentary

The Importance of Quiet

Cell phones either in our pockets, on the table or most insidiously, in our hands…constantly. Ringing, vibrating, pinging,

14 Apr

I’m fascinated by all of the hand wringing over what is taking place in Afghanistan. Further, I’m even more baffled by our

16 Aug

I’m not sure I’ve ever felt this kind of despair before for the nation I live in. Every time I’d see the American flag

06 Aug

In his groundbreaking book The Gulag Archipelago, Alexander Solzhenitsyn explained not only his experiences in the Soviet

01 Dec

When Speaker “Tip” O’Neill said “all politics is local”, he couldn’t have been more correct. The problem is that no one was

27 Sep

Back in the Dark Ages (Yes, I know that term has changed but I don’t agree with it so I still refer to them as the Dark Ages)

23 Jul

A.O. Hirschman was an economist as well as political scientist. When it came to political theory, Hirschman was unique in his

10 Jul

This was little more than an invention. Nothing like our iteration was ever attempted before in history…nothing. Yes, there

04 Jul

It is exhausting, isn’t it? Covid-19 news with numbers, charts, medical experts from all over the country chiming in as well

22 May

First, some statistics (all statistics gathered from Statista), a non-partisan website dedicate to statistics only. All

07 May