Little Rock When you think of innovation, you might think of California and Silicon Valley, but you’re not likely to think, hey, Arkansas! Well, who knows if this will work, but the statewide newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, has announced that, lo and behold, it is going 100% digital by next year, yes, 2020! You want …
Military is Spending, but is it Protecting?
Little Rock Recently, I had a wakeup call realizing that our missile defense system is a gazillion dollar charade with perhaps 50% effectiveness. Having watched a good part of the East and Western Conference NBA finals, I couldn’t get one of the commercials out of my mind about whether “pretty good, is good enough.” I’m …
The Math and Money behind Reparations
Greenville Several candidates have indicated in very general terms that they are sympathetic to reparations, including Senators Warren, Sanders, and Booker, and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro. That doesn’t mean it’s coming, but perhaps there will start being some meat on these bones. Several scholars have tried to put some math to the question, and …