February 22, 2021 Atlanta In my family we always knew when George Washington’s birthday hit the calendar. It would be February 22nd. Before Abraham Lincoln on February 12th and Washington on the 22nd were all combined into one holiday, called President’s Day, there was a time when Washington’s alone was a holiday where …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Texas: Where Citizens and Consumers are Cattle for Corporations
February 21, 2021 Pearl River The polar vortex hitting Texas has been devastating with tragic deaths, no electricity or gas for millions for days, unpotable water, and Ted Cruz. Worse, it’s not over yet by a long shot. In recent years Texas has been a market-driven experiment in hyper-conservative economic policies in many areas, …
Self-Interest Always Beats Empty Theories
February 20, 2021 Pearl River Man, it’s hard being an ideologue these days. You have to feel for them, truly you do. Combine failed dogma with politicians trying to reverse gears from the “anything for Trump” days to the “nothing for Biden” times, when sometimes they are talking about the same programs, like the …