Saturday’s mail brought a copy of Peter Lindert’s and Jeffrey Williamson’s new book, Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700. I’ve not yet read as much as the first page, but I’m already eager to read the whole book….
Today, delegates at the Federal NDP Convention in Edmonton voted to oust leader Thomas Mulcair and have a race for a successor. Mulcair appealed to delegates to remain as leader. Although a simple majority of delegates would have technically kept…
The Los Angeles Dodgers did not know what to expect of pitcher Ross Stripling in his MLB debut. Stripling, who was named the Dodgers’ fifth starter after injuries to Hyun-Jin Ryu, Brandon Beachy and Mike Bolsinger, would exceed all expectations…
How long before we scrap the “Star-Spangled Banner” for “Feelings”? The latter track surely captures modern American, well, feelings better than that bellicose, jingo jingle. The dean of American University this week deemed the anonymous placement of an “All Lives…
As you probably know by now former President Bill Clinton got into a raucous shouting match with Black Lives Matter protesters while speaking at a rally on behalf of HIllary Clinton in Philadelphia. To be sure, much of his address…
I don’t think we should be surprised that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani picked Donald Trump over Ted Cruz. Given that Cruz made a point of maligning so-called “New York values”, an endorsement from a former Big Apple…
Bernie Sanders was interviewed by the editorial board of the New York Daily News and raised eyebrows with his comments on Israel. Sanders, who is Jewish, was commenting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza in 2014. He…
The United States is facing a humiliation of the first order resulting from almost comically provocative Iranian test launches of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles earlier this month and the lack of any real response from Washington, save for largely symbolic sanctions….
Bernie Sanders has won the Wisconsin Primary. It marks Bernie’s seventh win against Hillary Clinton in the last eight contests. No doubt Hillary & Co will say Wisconsin is another state with a lot of white voters. But since Hillary’s…
Thank you Wisconsin!!! Ted Cruz has trounced Donald Trump in the Badger State and this night may loom large in three months from now. If Donald Trump cannot win the Republican nomination in Cleveland then we can point to Wisconsin…