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How to get teenagers to read important books
When I was a young teenager near the middle of the last century, I asked the high school librarian if I could borrow J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in t…
4 years, 1 month ago
Midterm Watch: Why Trump and Gingrich offer the best hope for Democrats
The midterm elections are just over nine months away. What will Democrats run on? What will Republicans run on?
One hint came at a Houston-area Trump…
4 years, 1 month ago
Share the profits!
In light of the news this week that the economy has been growing at a record rate (and corporate profits are also hitting record highs, the stock mar…
4 years, 1 month ago
Psst: Want to know why Americans are gloomy about the "best" economy since 1984?
How can it be that the U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace since 1984 last year (according to yesterday’s report from the Commerce Department) but …
4 years, 1 month ago
The "political center" b******t
I just heard Joe Manchin say Biden should move to the “center.” Political consultant Mark Penn wrote in the New York Times that “Biden should follow …
4 years, 1 month ago
The non-inflated truth about inflation
Inflation! It’s dominating all economic news. It’s the main reason the stock market is going nuts. It’s what Fed officials are discussing in today’s …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Weeks Ahead: The future of voting rights and democracy
In light of last week’s devastating senate vote on voting rights, I keep hearing “voting rights are dead.” Wrong. If voting rights are dead, American…
4 years, 1 month ago
The curse of financial entrepreneurship
Wall Street may be having a bad week, but top bankers are doing wonderfully well. After a blockbuster year, the five biggest Wall Street banks just p…
4 years, 2 months ago
Psst: You really want to know why Manchin and Sinema came out against voting rights?
What can possibly explain Manchin’s and Sinema’s votes against voting rights this week? Why did they create a false narrative that the legislation ha…
4 years, 2 months ago
The End of Work
Across America, hospitals are pushed to the limit because so many health care workers have quit just as Omicron is surging.
But hospitals aren’t alon…
4 years, 2 months ago