Inflection Temptation
Suddenly, the world abounds in “inflection points.” What had been the preserve of mathematicians spread to the world of business Continue reading
Vote for Sam Skardon, Senate District 41
It feels like we’ve been beating our heads for years against that stone-hearted relic called the General Assembly, just trying to get justice to flow.
Our Present Danger
“For a demagogue who feels besieged by critics and shackled by democratic institutions, crises open a window of opportunity to silence critics and weaken rivals.”
Levitsky and Ziblatt, How Democracies Die.
Why Biden Won
After getting roughed up in the north, he came south to see some old friends. They bucked him up. People Continue reading
Better Learn to Swim…
My nomination for Pork of the Year: The $2 million down payment deftly budgeted, without public comment and without a separate council vote, for former city councilwoman/swimmer Kathleen Wilson’s dream of a $50 million aquatic and wellness center in West Ashley.
Flooding and the Mayor
[This column by Steve Bailey was first published in the Post and Courier and is reprinted here with the permission Continue reading
The Summey Machine
[This column appeared first in the Charleston Post and Courier and is reprinted here with the author’s kind permission.] It is often Continue reading
Hire a Woman for CofC
[Originally published in the Post and Courier and reprinted here with the author’s permission.] by Steve Bailey Imagine that if within days Continue reading
