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• What is Populism?

  

  “Populism” is the political word du jour. America has its first president so labeled, and “populist” parties are thriving throughout Europe. What exactly does... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America’s State Capture

  

  “The world sees how bad the United States is.” — Donald J. Trump, 2017The tax bill is heralded as Trump’s big legislative win. In fact — having built his fortun... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Morality Without God

  

  Believers say that without God we can’t know right from wrong. The problem is: how does God know right from wrong? As Socrates put it, is something good... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Founder — What is Business For?

  

  Ray is a middle-aged guy with a history of dicey, failed business schemes. Now he’s on the road pitching a super milk-shake machine to restaurants, promising... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Decency Wins in Alabama

  

  How great it feels that the America I love and believe in still lives. Even in Alabama. Even if only by a 50-49 vote.Doug Jones Roy Moore; from The EconomistI... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Case of the Gay Wedding Cake

  

  Suppose you’re a portrait artist. It’s your profession. And the local Nazi asks you to paint him. “Get lost,” you say, “I don’t paint Nazis.”“That’s... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Inequality, Wage Stagnation, and Free Stuff

  

  Recent years have seen much agitation about inequality, and the seeming fact that middle-income earnings have risen very little, if at all, in recent decades.... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Depths of Depravity

  

  “Believe me,” he says, “believe me.”A constant verbal tic. As if his subconscious knows he won’t be believed. You might think a man widely called a liar might... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sexual Harassment: Revolution, Or Witch Hunt?

  

  I had thought we were done here, the rules made clear 25 years ago with Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill. But apparently a lot of guys still didn’t get the memo.... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Soul of the First Amendment

  

  How far should free speech go?Floyd Abrams is the country’s leading First Amendment lawyer. I bought his book, The Soul of the First Amendment, at the recent... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What’s So Bad About Infidelity?

  

  We have loosened up tremendously in matters sexual. Just letting people pick their own partners was a huge liberalization. Now we can not only pick them, but... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump’s Depraved Disregard for Truth Undermines Democracy

  

  Mary McCarthy famously said of Lillian Hellman, Every word she writes is a lie, including “and” and “the.” Tuesday Trump said, about Alabama Senate candidate... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Khizr Khan — What America Means

  

  There’s a lot of flag waving these days. Often with no clue what it really means.Khizr Khan knows what it means. He got it as a law student in Pakistan, in a... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Moore, Franken, Trump, Sex, and Power

  

  Harvey Weinstein. Bill Cosby. Bill O’Reilly. Bill Clinton. Kevin Spacey. Louis C.K. Michael Oreskes. Roy Moore. Donald J. Trump.Abusing power to get sexual... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Should Democrats Do?

  

  Back-to-back I read columns by Michael Gerson and The Economist’s “Lexington” discussing the Democrats’ predicament.Gerson is a Republican horrified by his own... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Statistical Wisdom and Weldon’s Dice

  

  I went to a library talk, by my friend Jonathan Skinner, reviewing a book, The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom, by Stephen Stigler. Jonathan was a... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Roy Moore and Christian Hypocrisy

  

  Alabama has a special Senate election in December for the Jeff Sessions seat. Governor Robert Bentley had appointed Luther Strange to the seat. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Magical Thinking in America

  

  Mass shootings keep us revisiting the gun issue. Many Americans want guns for self-protection in the home. But guns in homes overwhelmingly shoot family members... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Republican Tax Plan: “A Big Beautiful Christmas Present” Or Coal in Our...

  

  The real question: why?Why this Republican tax proposal? Well, it’s billed as “reform,” and God knows our federal tax system is an ungodly mess crying out for... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Embezzlement Mysteries

  

  Our local paper reported a 54-year-old woman bookkeeper busted for stealing over $800,000 from her employer, between 2009 and 2016, by writing over 1,000... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY