Why We Need Donald Trump

Donald Trump made headlines when declaring his candidacy for President by seemingly sabotaging his own effort right out of the gate by spouting off a series of indefensible claims and downright slurs about Mexicans and Latin American immigrants. Corporations from Macy’s to NBC quickly…

How the Oligarchs Will Rule Society

The general rule of oligarchy is to eliminate or minimize the competition, the people who will challenge the reign of the oligarch. Some oligarchs believe that humans in general are a plague on the earth. Others limit their disdain to particular groups. Namely the…

BOSTON (Reuters) — A botched promotional campaign for Rhode Island that included a video that showed Reykjavik, Iceland, rather than the state capitol of Providence, has led to the resignation of a top marketing official, Governor Gina Raimondo said.

Don’t discount their ability to misdirect and confuse…

Warrior Needle In a Cultural Haystack

On August 22, 2015, the gunman burst onto the high-speed train in Europe with a shot and the sound of breaking glass. Startled passengers were shaken out of their normal day-in-the-life activities. Hundreds of innocent people were about to assume the role of…

Let’s Stop Tolerating Religious Bullies

I’m glad to see that economics is reining in the arrogance of religious bullies. I just wish that more people would make it clear that religiosity isn’t per se a virtue — especially not when it’s accompanied by mean-spiritedness.