March 1, 2021 New Orleans One week, we have the southern end of the polar vortex. The next week, it’s spring, while I’m still hacking away at freeze-damaged night-blooming jasmine, bougainvillea, and the rest of the dead and dying in the yard. This is also the season when my inbox fills up with touring …
Category: Ideas and Issues
When You’re Starving, Half a Loaf Could Still be a Great Deal
February 28, 2021 Pearl River The Biden stimulus bill won’t deliver on a minimum wage increase, nor will it correct all of the defects in the Affordable Care Act or bring world peace in our time, but it has many benefits, and I can hardly wait. At the same time, in these areas and many …
Republican Resistance, State by State
February 26, 2021 Little Rock After four years of Twitter torture, I understand how people seem to be following every little cough and sneeze in Washington these days, crossing their fingers for this appointment, that bill, friends with other countries, smiles and not spits at collaborations around peace, climate, and more. Even when not exactly …