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 […]
Do you think you are a completely fair and objective evaluator of politics? Take this test: “Donald Trump is a completely immoral man and shouldn’t be president of the United States!” Agree or disagree? Now […]
You may be familiar with the Civil War story of the Free State of Jones and Newton Knight. The 2016 movie popularized the account. But have you heard of the 1780s “Lost” State of Franklin? […]
What is “welfare” in the government sense anyway? Merriam-Webster defines it as such: “aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need.” This definition should be clarified with a friendly amendment: “… […]
“It’s going to be something very special.” That’s what President Trump has called the latest efforts to pass a second round of federal tax cuts, following the successful passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
In the final days before the West Virginia primary, breathless media coverage suggested that businessman Don Blankenship was gaining ground rapidly and had a real shot at winning the Republican Senate nomination. ABC News quoted […]
In the aftermath of the Kanye West dust-up, my heart goes out to the white people who control the Democratic Party. My pity stems from the hip-hop megastar’s November announcement to his packed concert audience […]
Imagine if you couldn’t choose your health care provider. Instead, you’d be zoned to a clinic or hospital based solely on your home address. Medical providers there would supply all your health care needs: annual […]
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the federal government collected a record amount of your money, er, “taxes,” in April 2018 — $515 billion, a new all-time record! Congratulations! Don’t you feel like you […]
Much of the past year has been consumed by a raging debate over monuments — especially Confederate monuments. In the wake of the Charlottesville protests, cities and states throughout the South and beyond have been […]
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