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.
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
Bernie only used to be too far left
Which is exactly why you should not vote for him.
A Democrat Writes to his Republican Senators
One hundred years ago, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. first explained that mass democracies are free markets of political ideas. Don’t let the government suppress dissent, he argued, even in time of war. Only a free marketplace can sift good policies from bad.
“This then is no calamity”: Toni Morrison, 1931-2019
The semester is less than two weeks away and I’m running out of time. I should be finishing syllabi, or Continue reading
What Makes America Great
I was in the 6th or 7th grade (1964?) when I asked Nana, who left Connemara in the 1920s, “Why did you come to America?”
“To eat,” she replied.
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.
