by Joyce Vance Civil Discourse Today, these crimes occur with frightening regularity. In 1986, it was still shocking. This shooting and several others around the time led to the use of the phrase “going postal.” After last term at the Supreme Court, we have to worry about whether the next Patrick Sherrill will have a […]
It is a common trope that university faculty don’t understand or live in “the real world.” This always tickled me. The unemployment rate for college grads has always been lower than for those without a degree, I guess university faculty do know a thing or two about the real world, since they can train students […]
Mesa’s Mayor John Giles splashed onto the national political scene this week after he crossed party lines and urged Arizona Republicans to vote against former President Donald Trump and support Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. His pitch started with a guest column in The Arizona Republic and a follow-up interview the same day. Giles didn’t stop there, and […]
Weekly Indicators for August 5 – 9 at Seeking Alpha – by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up, a day later than usual, at Seeking Alpha. While there was some excitement at the racetrack Monday as stocks just missed making a new 3 month low by a hair, the more exciting news by […]
Digsby led me to this article (below) in her recent piece, “More Corruption” Digby’s Hullabaloo. Trump is blatantly tampering with witnesses. Nobody cares. Until now, no presidential candidate could get away with this. But, as we know, Trump is special. He does what he wants. “Trump Witnesses Have Received Financial Benefits From Trump Businesses, Campaign.” […]
In my lifetime, I’ve seen plenty of changes. The business model for recorded music (LPs, 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, streaming), the business model for movies (theaters, Blockbuster, online), the business model for cameras (film SLRs, digital SLRs, mirrorless), the model for lecture presentations (live with chalkboard, live with overhead projector, live with Powerpoint, online recorded) all […]
Excellent commentary by Johann Harnoss of the Boston Consulting Group. In immigrating to the United States, he is one of many arriving. Obviously, Johann has an excellent background for BCG to pick him up. I did some sponsoring of newly arrived employees for a couple of companies. My point to this is immigrants coming to […]
This is the boring stuff on healthcare. How to consider the costs of a rural emergency department care in a small rural hospital when it is not in constant use? And what happens when the population is small and the costs equal or exceed the funds taken in by its operation. The article provides a […]
“50 Years Ago Today“ by Digsby Digby’s Hullabaloo #OnThisDay Aug. 9, 1974 President Nixon delivers farewell address to staffers: “Always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.” pic.twitter.com/p6pQz1AQ6w— CSPAN (@cspan) August 9, 2024 […]
August 9, 2024 by Heather Cox Richardson AB: Is trump a liar ??? Letters from an American When President Joe Biden announced that he would not accept the Democratic nomination for president and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on July 21 less than three weeks ago, the horizon for the 2024 presidential election suddenly shortened […]