Coming from a man who is overweight? It appears as if they are doctoring Trump’s appearance also. Maybe, I am the last to notice this> “‘Disgusting’: Republicans Applaud as Trump Brags About Taking Food Aid from Millions,” Common Dreams US President Donald Trump received a standing ovation from Republican lawmakers and administration officials Tuesday night when he […]
– by New Deal democrat The advance report for Q1 GDP was a study in contrasts, both in terms of the leading indicators and also the sources of strength. Let me start with the general information: on a nominal basis, GDP in Q1 increased a mediocre 1.4% at an annual rate (blue). After adjusting for inflation, […]
As I told a guy today up at Slater Park, I plan to live to 100 because very few people die after that age. I didn’t tell him that I plagiarized that George Burns line. I could also have quoted Woody Allen: I plan to achieve immortality by not dying. There are certainly things one […]
The crisis is epistemic. The cognitive infrastructure that allows citizens to share a world, to deliberate together, to recognize one another as participants in a common project, has been corroded by industrial-scale disinformation, by the collapse of shared informational ecosystems, by the deliberate cultivation of factional reality. ~Mike Brock
Good read to make you womder about the legal process. “James Comey Indicted for Playing with Sea Shells in New Low Point for DOJ Integrity,” Above the Law Joe Patrice It’s said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. When it comes to indictments, the Trump administration’s Department of Justice has streamlined […]
April 28, 2026 Letters from an American – by Heather Cox Richardson There is a frenzied feeling to the news coming from the White House these days. Yesterday, the administration tried to blame Democrats and the media for the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, when Secret Service agents apprehended a […]
I’ve read over 200 history books and biographies. The two great drivers of history are war and money. For a dose of military history, I recently read “The Dark Path” by Williamson Murray. A big take-home of that book was how often victory depended on superior finances. For economic history, I’ve read “Money: The true […]
Healthcare commentary, April 19 by Paul Krugman. It has been a while since I tackled the topic and pulling from multiple resources. The issue still remains. Healthcare in the United States is expensive. Even with the healthcare aid provided by the Biden Administration via congressional approval was not enough. And then voters stayed home, voted […]
In “A 1980 Letter on the Risk of Opioid Addiction letter” article, identified were 608 citations of the index publication and noted a sizable increase after the introduction of OxyContin (a long-acting formulation of oxycodone) in 1995 (Figure 1). Of the articles that included a reference to the 1980 letter, the authors of 439 (72.2%) […]
Tracking 2025 Domestic Performance by Amtrak; It is an alternative to expensive gasoline, dangerous highways, crowded airport and increasing costs. It is profitable . . . The issues? Not enough trains and cars, Old equipment. Increasing demand. And not enough support to put another method of travel in place besides cars and planes. About time […]