A thought experiment: an alien being with median levels of political awareness and a decent command of…
Why “Tube” sites and pirated porn might present a market failure.
A response to Lou Weiss’ Opinion Piece in the Wall Street Journal
My conservative, Trump supporting uncle (I know, it sounds like a straw man) sent me an article today. It is an opinion piece in the Wall…
There may be ways that thinking like a lawyer could actually be a good thing.
In Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, a national bestseller in the new media category of “Trump Supporter Apologies,” and one that is quite good and worth reading, the author describes a 2009 ABC news report about “Appalachian America” and its reception. The…
This morning I replied to an email and signed off with: “happy inauguration day.” It was admittedly tongue-in-cheek…
Last spring the University of Tennessee in Knoxville was briefly in the national news because of an action by the Tennessee legislature. Republican lawmakers had voted to defund the University’s diversity office. That office had…
Why we shouldn’t be surprised by Trump’s u-turns.
And At What Cost?
In “Which Martin Luther King Are We Celebrating Today?” Jason Sokol accurately describes the ways in which “we” — mainstream American society, politics, media — have whitewashed Mr. King himself and his…
A brief discussion of Trump’s Executive Order and attempt to undo the CPP.
I don’t have time to write something detailed about Trump’s recent Executive Order aimed at dismantling Obama’s nefarious attempts to drag America’s energy sector into the…
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