Whatever the original, presumably high-minded intent of affirmative action (AA), the program has long since morphed into a weapon of class warfare. It neither benefits the underprivileged, as it claims, […]
Pity Angela Merkel. Though she has won a fourth term as German Chancellor, she faces severe problems governing in a now fractious and unstable political environment. It is quite a […]
France’s streets have filled again with indignant workers and their sympathizers. It happens frequently, each time, in fact, that France tries to reform its dehibilating and inequitable labor laws. The […]
Recent news of economic strength has sparked as much talk of recession as anything else. Strange as such a reaction might seem at first blush, those worrying point to two […]
Now that Trump’s effort at Obamacare replacement has failed, he might want to go beyond gestures and offer the country a more comprehensive and coherent economic policy line. With it, […]
I have made an unusual post this week, at least for me. Still, I thought it was interesting enough to share. If you think not, please keep it to yourself. […]
It would seem that the ongoing battle over monuments, street names, and the like occurs against a much broader backdrop than is implied by the rhetoric immediately surrounding it. Many […]
Foreign trade, once a hot topic, gets little media attention these days. It deserves more. It suggests that the country’s long-held technological edge may have dulled and that robotics likely […]
While Trump’s economic agenda seems to have stalled in Congress, it has made gains in the regulatory arena. Most recently, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta added his department’s weight to the […]
Only lingering fears from the 2008-09 crash can explain it. New home construction, pricing, affordability have all continued to support a remarkably orderly and most historically unusual improvement in the […]
Thirty Tomorrows 