Featherbedding—What’s Old Is New Again

Featherbedding—What’s Old Is New Again

With the Labor Participation Rate near its lowest point of all time (outside of Covid) at 62.7%, too few of us work today; therefore, we should all be friends of Labor.  My hat’s off to any union member, non-union worker, or sole proprietor who gets up each...
To Kill a Snake

To Kill a Snake

You are home among friends when you hear a very annoyed rattlesnake. You have a shovel in your hands; what do you do? Do you hit its tail hoping it will scare it off, run away, or sever its head and end the threat? The simple answer, in this case, is what Israel did...
Denying God

Denying God

Donald Trump defied the odds again and survived an assassin’s intent. Devine Providence? You don’t have to be a religious zealot to see America’s government as anti-God and incompatible with our Constitution and the spiritual needs and aspirations of...
It’s Past Time to Ration Government

It’s Past Time to Ration Government

Rationing for everyday Americans is a fact of life. We already ration healthcare; the trips you take in your car are rationed through the high cost of operation, and whether you take a vacation or pay off debt is an everyday occurrence. For many, our household budgets...
Are Our Best Days Behind Us?

Are Our Best Days Behind Us?

Americans are wrestling with this seminal question that doesn’t have a satisfactory answer. We are so often divided into an infinite number of pots, keeping us in opposition to one another: For many, their observations and the constant drumbeat of bad news...
Easy Money

Easy Money

As hard as it may be to accept, a significant minority in this country genuinely believe the government can endlessly create money out of thin air to pay for giveaway programs without consequence. Why else would presidential candidate Kamala Harris propose another...
The Democratic Cult

The Democratic Cult

Political party conventions are renowned for their share of sophomoric tomfoolery and rank partisanship. This last convention was much more akin to a well-defended bunker where, upon entering, you were required to exchange your freedoms and self-interest in much the...
Layaway Country

Layaway Country

I’m looking at my county’s proposed property tax increase of 11% in the anticipated 2025 fiscal budget. That’s on top of last year’s 7% and the previous year’s increases, which always exceeds the inflation rate. Government workers at all...