Every schoolchild knows the story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” After years of preparation and bureaucratic self-deception, the Emperor was finally prepared to model his invisible robes. His administrative sycophants had long since convinced themselves […]
A simple warning to President Donald Trump: Human nature hasn’t changed. Presidents are not exempt from the problem of hubris. When married to the awesome power of the presidency, there’s the human tendency to throw […]
One presidential perk is to decorate the Oval Office. With every change in administration, portraits, busts, carpets, draperies and furniture come and go. Every president seeks to project his own image and message via the […]
American presidential elections come up every four years with monotonous regularity. It’s an integral part of our constitutional republic. Despite times of war, peace, economic turbulence, euphoric prosperity or whatever, we faithfully elect (or reelect) […]
What a difference a century makes. One hundred years ago, America was entering into its quadrennial presidential election campaign under circumstances quite different from those facing us today. Republican incumbent President Calvin Coolidge was facing […]
This spring brought news of another record year of giving to American colleges. In 2017, donations to colleges and universities topped $43.6 billion. The surging U.S. stock market enabled renewed charitable giving by alumni. There […]
© 2022 — North State Media LLC