Gulf Shores, Alabama It’s rained part of every day for two weeks. There is supposed to be a one-day break in New Orleans without any rain. Living in the semi-tropics that passes for normal. I used to say summer in the city was 85 percent humidity and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Now, looking at the …
Month: August 2019
Increase Austerity, and Welfare Becomes More Popular!
New Orleans Something very surprising, and I think very important, is happening about attitudes about welfare. Finally! Unfortunately, it’s happening in the United Kingdom, rather than in the United States, but let’s take the wins where we find them, because there are lessons there that politicians and policy makers need to heed about the limits …
Which Paper Tiger Folds First: NRA, Walmart, Trump, or McConnell?
New Orleans Unbelievably, President Trump was unable to stay on message even in the wake of the national tragedy of mass murder in El Paso and Dayton. Only, Trump could make a day of mourning and the traditional post-disaster visit all about him and his sense of grievance and entitlement, rather than about the …