political book reviewPut down the damn phone! The Bob Putnam Plan for a Better AmericaIt’s no secret that there is something going on with the civic social structures in America today. While it may be attributedto more than…Nov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019
political book reviewEssential Conversation: A Review of “The Lies That Bind”Kwame Anthony Appiah’s “The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity” is an incisive look into identity and its meaning for political…Nov 15, 2019Nov 15, 2019
political book reviewSmall-r republicanism: The Federalist Papers, Part 2As we move through the latter stages of this presidential primary campaign, with all its disgusting rhetoric and lack of substance, I have…Mar 30, 2016Mar 30, 2016
political book reviewThe Federalist Papers, Part 1There has long been an interest among Americans in the rationale and intentions of those who helped write our Constitution. This…Mar 6, 2016Mar 6, 2016
political book reviewEvery American a StatesmanTo continue to piece together the puzzle of partisan polarization, I turned to one of the great scholars of behavioral economics, Mancur…Mar 5, 2016Mar 5, 2016
political book reviewThe Fourth ConsensusAfter reviewing It’s Even Worse Than It Looks, I was ready for some other possible explanations for our polarization problem. As I…Feb 8, 2016Feb 8, 2016
political book review“It’s All the Republicans’ Fault” and Other FairytalesDemocracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”Jan 26, 2016Jan 26, 2016
political book reviewHow To Truly “Make America Great Again”A few years ago, I was blessed to have picked up a copy of J.M. Roberts’s “A Short History of the World” and my life has never been the…Jan 12, 2016Jan 12, 2016
political book reviewAverage is Over: A ReviewEconomists are in the business of predicting events. They spend their days combing through data, looking for patterns that lead to models…Dec 31, 2015Dec 31, 2015
