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Politics / democracy, health care, plutocracy, Republicans, Trump /

Ugly and Uglier

September 25, 2017

Is uglier even a word? Anyway: this is not about economics. One reason I have not been very communicative in the past two months is my disgust at the state of the nation. America is simply not the place I came to live in back in the late 1970’s. It is a tired, aging, and […]

Economics / capitalism, David Brooks, plutocracy, productivity /

Same Old

September 21, 2017

Allow me to break my silence for a moment and comment on David Brook’s latest apology for the status quo. I realize others have already done so, but I feel compelled to add to the discussion. First: by way of explanation for my absence. I have been busy elsewhere, and especially busy looking at the […]

Politics / democracy, Democrats, health care, McConnell, Obama, plutocracy, Republicans, Ryan /

Test Bed For Gridlock?

July 19, 2017

We all complain about the gridlock in Washington. Nothing, it seems, can get done. Everyone becomes more and more cynical and disenchanted with government. Our belief and faith in our key democratic institutions plummets. And so on. That’s the story repeated relentlessly in the media. So wouldn’t it be nice if we could examine a […]

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