Lee R NackmanTesla Model 3: 4000 Miles In — On The TopicI bought a Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle (EV) about two months ago. Tesla is undeniably cool, but is an electric car practical today and…Nov 22, 2019Nov 22, 2019
Lee R NackmanSCOTUS Fails to Fix Partisan GerrymanderingSCOTUS says that partisan gerrymandering is bad, but they’re not going to fix it. I analyze the decision and discuss what’s next.Jul 19, 2019Jul 19, 2019
Lee R NackmanGerrymandering Fact SheetGerrymandering is one of the biggest threats to our democracy. In North Carolina, where I live, Republicans have controlled redistricting…Feb 4, 2019Feb 4, 2019
Lee R NackmanGerrymandering: Stealing Democracy from VotersI give a simple explanation of how gerrymandering works, using as an example the 2018 US House Race in North Carolina.Nov 16, 2018Nov 16, 2018
Lee R NackmanVideo: Our Tax System RevealedI recently spoke at a public forum in North Carolina about how our tax system works. The presentation synthesizes many of the ideas and…Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018
Lee R NackmanIf the Time Comes, Please Kill My BodyMy mother is dying of dementia. My mother-in-law died of dementia. Friends’ parents are dying or have died of dementia. I know from these…Oct 13, 2018Oct 13, 2018
Lee R NackmanNorth Carolina’s Get-Out-the-Conservative-Vote Constitutional AmendmentsThe North Carolina General Assembly has passed bills to place six constitutional amendments on the ballot on November 6th. A simple…Jul 10, 2018Jul 10, 2018
Lee R NackmanIs Elon Musk The Donald of Silicon Valley?The New York Times Op-Ed writer Bret Stephens published a scurrilous attack on Elon Musk and Tesla last week, calling him “the Donald of…Jun 2, 2018Jun 2, 2018
Lee R NackmanBroadcast Gun Violence Indices Instead of Stock Market IndicesRight after the latest school gun violence (the one in Santa Fe, Texas) I made the following somewhat snarky post on Facebook:May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Lee R NackmanTax Expenditures Flying Under the RadarMany of the tax breaks in the Federal tax code are classified as tax expenditures because, like many government spending programs, they…May 17, 2018May 17, 2018