The False Promise of Tax Cuts to the Wealthy
There was a time in America when tax cuts to the wealthy may have made sense. Wealthy individuals sitting on accumulated wealth would have naturally looked for a place to invest those funds. They...
View ArticleThe Humanities and Our Humanity
The debate about the roles of the humanities seems to be one of those perennial arguments which are never really settled. The same debate raged when I attended college almost forty years ago, and if...
View ArticleDivorce:American Style
A funny thing happened in America and no one noticed. At some point business and morality got a divorce. Nobody told the kids. We should have seen it coming. Maybe we were too blind to notice or maybe...
View ArticleAnother Crazy Conspiracy Theory
Call me a crazy conspiracy nut if you will, but I’m beginning to wonder if there is more to the Republican obstruction of every attempt to deal with the high unemployment than worry over the deficit or...
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