Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans live in small towns, on farms, across this great nation? Which is way down from when I was a kid- and way smaller still from when my grandfather reached these shores.
Monthly Archives: January 2019
The Gig is Up!
Remember when I spoke about the gig economy? Citing the work of Alan Krueger and Lawrence Katz, among others?
MLK would be 90
Today is actually Martin Luther King’s birthday. (No, it’s not next Monday. That’s just the convenient choice the government makes to provide a 3 day weekend.) Had he not been murdered (and, of course, still alive), he would be 90 today.
Let Freedom Ring
Most of you know that Jewish folks read a section of the Tora (what many of you call the Old Testament) every week, as well as a reading from the prophets.
Credit Card Blues?
Oh, no! today is the day that most of the furloughed employees are dreading.
The day they realize that their paycheck just won’t be appearing in their checking account.
Unintended Circumstances?
You already know where I stand when it comes to our political situation. But, our current situation makes me proud of Nancy Pelosi. As she said… “It goes to show you: You get into a tinkle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you.”
Colleges Inflate their Competitiveness
Most of you know that I am prehistoric- at least when it comes to current events.
When I applied to college, you needed to have your SAT’s (the ACT’s were barely a glimmer on the horizon) and 3 achievement tests in your arsenal before considering applying for college. All those tests were offered by the College Board.
Lassos at the ready?
This question- or is that this argument- comes up for discussion routinely. Why are we not transplanting more organs? How can we more adequately provide organs across the USA? Other countries of the world?
A rose by any other name is still a rose
I always find it amazing to read articles from the right (center to radical) wing point of view. Where they blithely announce that the middle class is growing.
Shoot ’em up?
We all know America has an opioid epidemic. After all, this crisis is the primary reason why our mortality rates are turning the corner- the wrong way.