Category: Non-Fiction
In the Year 2525
The cicadas last appeared in 2004 and return every 17 years. Halley's Comet last appeared in 1986 and returns every 76 years. In what year must man be alive to hear the cicadas and see…
War Powers Act
A law that is ignored by presidents, unenforced by Congress, and left fallow by the Supreme Court.
Meaning, Political Decision
What does it mean when someone claims that it was a political decision? That the power of one group is used to convince another group to go along with a decision that the second group…
Grand Pursuit by Sylvia Naser
Central banks did not originate the economic boom-or-bust cycle.
Can you think without words?
Yes, you can think without words; but many people are so well-schooled that words overwhelm their non-verbal thoughts.
Zippy Slogans and Ponderous Details
It is as non-productive to attack surface arguments from a deep perspective as it is to defend deep positions against bumper slogans which don't acknowledge complexity.
Political Mandate
The Republicans used their mandate as a trump card. The Democrats threw theirs into the discard pile.
Deficits and Balanced Budgets
No business budgets its year without considering the effect on its net worth.