Good Intentions, Lessons Learned
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. After serving my community for over a decade in politics I learned exactly what that meant
Category: Economics
The American Lawn is a Shared Nuisance
The American housing market has a number of features that makes many participating homeowners unhappy, and there is no clear way out.
23andMe Cashes In on Customer’s Data
Those Terms of Service agreements are not there for the fun of it, folks. Read them. Otherwise folks not names you will make lots of profit off of you, or things about you, without including you.
Voting With Your Wallet: 2019 Review of Capitalism
Capitalism is the perfect companion to social democracy because you can vote with your wallet. Here is how my wallet voted this past year…
Holiday Reminder: 3 Ways America Could Care for It’s Veterans Better
The problem with funding veterans programs isn’t that there’s no money to be had. It’s that it’s fragmented and spread across redundant organizations trying to bring a local focus to a nationwide problem.
Pollution: Remediation and Rebirth, But At What Cost?
What will rise up from the ashes of what was once the largest employee owned business in the country? Clean air is a start…
Chik-Fil-A: Why Can’t a Chicken Sandwich Just Be a Chicken Sandwich?
Conservatives have laughed at the liberal backlash to Chick-fil-A. But now, they’re seeing one of their own. Will they now turn on the restaurant they used to love?
Vinyl On Pace to Outsell CDs: Here’s What That Means
So it was moderately good news when the report that sales of vinyl records was on pace to outsell compact discs (CDs) for the first time since 1986.
So, How Much is My Privacy Worth to Me?
I’ll admit, I don’t worry a lot about my privacy. But is there a limit to what I’m willing to share?
The GM Strike is Going to Take a While
There’s an election a year from now, and many of the people affected by the UAW strike live in the states that will determine the election’s outcome.
The People Problem of Fast Food Labor
Treat people as “infinitely replaceable” long enough and that is exactly how they are going to act.
The Trump Economy On the Brink
You don’t need to be an economist to know that none of this is good. A President at war with everyone and pushing an economic agenda that is pure crackpottery.
Win it Warren
Symposium: With Elizabeth Warren, you have a candidate from a non-elite background, cares deeply about the struggles of everyday citizens, and one that rejects Trump.
U.S. Hasn’t Signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control — But Are We Surprised?
Why the world needs a far more uncompromising and holistic approach for stamping out these poisonous products for good.
Bernie Sanders vs Bernie Sanders for President 2020
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Democratic Presidential Candidates: To Whom Should We Extend Your Compassion?
As newly-minted, likely Democratic-primary voter visiting China, I have a question that has not been addressed in the debates: How much am I supposed to care about others?
