By James Lacey “World War II challenged Americans to rise to greatness. . . . Roosevelt led the way and stood at the pinnacle of events.” --President Roosevelt before the joint session of Congress on [...]
Borrowing by businesses is historically high relative to gross domestic product (GDP), with the most rapid increases in debt concentrated among the riskiest firms amid weak credit standards. Coronavirus represents a threat that has [...]
By John Barry, author of “The Great Influenza” St. Louis Red Cross workers in 1918 waiting to receive influenza patients In today’s New York Times, John Barry discussed the Spanish Flue that killed between 50 [...]
The likelihood of a global recession has risen dramatically in recent weeks. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported that COVID-19 has infected more than 100,000 people across 92 nations and territories. It has [...]
During this election cycle, presidential candidates have been critical of American businesses and their influence over the legislative process. I would like to provide an alternative view from an economic perspective. As long as [...]
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, announced recently that he was committing $10 billion to combat climate change through a global initiative, called the Bezos Earth Fund. Bezos said: “The fund will support scientists, [...]
Across Sarasota and Manatee counties, we face an affordable housing crisis. A recent report examining affordable housing revealed around 42% of households in Sarasota County and 38% of households in Manatee County spend more [...]
"We conclude that the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." —Chief Justice Earl Warren Introduction Over the past twenty-five years I have read on three occasions [...]
Tom Hanks portrays Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. This is a timely story of kindness over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and the [...]
Last night because of Mike Bloomberg’s entrance into the 2020 race to become the nominee for the Democratic Party, I watched the debate. Within a few minutes, I was forcibly reminded why I historically avoid [...]
Chinese authorities failed on a timely basis to warn about the coronavirus epidemic, endangering the world. The Wall Street Journal reported that the World Health Organization, bending to Chinese pressure, failed to declare it [...]
I concur with Trump’s critics who believe that his actions have lowered the morale of the Justice Department because he is undermining its apolitical tradition and setting up a precedent where America could become a [...]
While the origin of St. Valentine’s Day is controversial, it is generally thought to evolve from a strange Roman tradition. From February 13-15, Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. The men sacrificed a goat and [...]
The Democratic Presidential debate reinforced my previous concerns that these forums are not productive in helping our citizenry make informed decision about the most qualified candidates for our highest office. Since the 1960 debate [...]
A January poll by the Pew Research Center found that while 62 percent of Americans believe there is too much income inequality, only 40% believe that reducing it should rank as a top priority. [...]
On Thursday, Google-parent Alphabet became the fourth U.S. firm to achieve a market value of more than $1 trillion. Alphabet joins Apple, Amazon and Microsoft as the only American companies to have attained this [...]
“Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.” — B.F. Skinner In the latest job report, women held more jobs than men. The development reflects, in all likelihood, the future [...]
Introduction: As many people know I dislike President Trump on a personal basis. I voted for the Libertarian Candidate in 2016 and will probably cast another throw away vote in 2020. My attitude toward Trump [...]
As one would expect, stock market junkies like myself think about our prospects for 2020. After enjoying stellar returns in 2019, some analysts (not me) worry that the United States could suffer from falling [...]
Former Senator Joe Lieberman wrote an editorial today that I largely agree with. I would like to share at least part of it and then contribute my own comments. “The president’s decision was bold and [...]
The Pew Research Center reported that For decades, the share of U.S. children living with a single parent has been rising, accompanied by a decline in marriage rates and a rise in births outside of marriage. A [...]
By Jason Riley, Editorial Contributor Wall Street Journal Jason Riley, a longtime member of the Wall Street Journal Editorial Staff tried to provide his perspective given the national discussion about policing and race relations. Riley [...]
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it" --George Santayana Pew research uncovered the following: Most U.S. adults know what the Holocaust was Most know approximately when it happened Two-Thirds [...]
The Case Against Court Packing Walter Shapiro Brennan Center For Justice Walter Shapiro of the Brennan Center for Justice made the following arguments against 21st-century court packing: It is dangerous to tamper with the mechanisms [...]
Michael Korda’s book, With Wings Like Eagles, relives all the exhilaration, heroism, fear, and epochal significance of the Battle of Britain. 70 years later the battle retains its deserved luster. Winston Churchill, Britain’s Prime Minister, [...]
The Emancipation Memorial has drawn criticism for its “paternalistic imagery of a standing President Lincoln over a kneeling black man and his broken shackles.” Glen Foster who represented the protestors said: “ As a black [...]
Sacco and Vanzetti for a generation of Americans, the names of the two Italian anarchists, are forever linked. Questions surrounding their 1921 trial for the murders of a paymaster and his guard bitterly divided a [...]
Held Together by Prayers and Duct Tape University Hospital of Brooklyn Lays Bare Disparity in Health System By Michael Schwirtz Today’s New York Times described in detail the deplorable conditions of a Brooklyn Hospital. [...]
Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let’s sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again All of the major indexes have performed remarkably well in [...]
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is taking steps to allow the import of cheaper drugs from Canada and other countries. The goal is to enable U.S. citizens to attain [...]
Last week, Paul Volcker, one of our greatest Chairmen of the Federal Reserve, passed away. Volcker’s most notable accomplishment was his successful struggle to subdue inflation in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Volcker [...]
On Friday the Labor Department reported that the job market enjoyed excellent performance — nonfarm payrolls surged by 266,000 and unemployment fell to 3.5%, a 50-year low. Over the past year, almost 1.7 million [...]
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the United States has enjoyed its longest expansion. Starting in June 2009, our Gross Domestic Product has grown 25%. We now enjoy a 3.5% unemployment rate, [...]
The U.S. Gave Troubled Doctors a Second Chance, Patients Paid the Price By Christopher Weaver, Dan Frosch and Lisa Schwartz Today’s Wall Street Journal Highlighted a horrendous scandal. That is, the Indian Health Service [...]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, November 13, 2019 In testimony before the House Committee on the Budget, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell expressed strong reservations about the U.S. federal debt. He worried that policymakers will [...]
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer for their investigational work in fighting global poverty. The academy noted that the trio [...]
