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The 2012 Election, A Health Care Debate?

America’s interminable election process kicks into gear once again. We are hardly over the 2010 mid-term election cycle and we are already plunging into next year’s presidential election campaign. It never ends. Which is why our governance is frayed around the edges. With everyone constantly running for election our representatives hardly have time to give […]

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Wisconsin and Academic Freedom

Just a quick note of thanks to Chancellor Biddy Martin and the University of Wisconsin. The university has responded well to the Freedom of Information Act request for the e-mails of Professor Cronon. Which, by law, it had to do. It appears to have complied with the request and yet maintained both its dignity and […]

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Jobs: So What?

I don’t want to sound unduly negative. Today’s report on unemployment is good news. Sort of. The economy added 216,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate slipped very slightly to 8.8%. Terrific. Especially for the newly employed. Well done everyone. But. We all know what the caution should be. This is good news only if […]

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