Socialism in America Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic Socialist from the Bronx is dumber than a box of rocks, evident most every time she opens her mouth. Her party of ostensible affiliation is in a bind, unsure of whether to support or snuff her. For all gentle non-socialists, it would be easy to conclude that reasonable […]
The Anatomy of Climate Doubt
Its summer and it’s hot, very hot. I know because I wither just in Maryland’s moderate heat. It’s even hotter elsewhere. The past month’s climate headlines seem to place us in the middle of those wildfires burning across California and the West. Hottest temperature ever in Death Valley, broiling well into the hundreds across many […]
Craft Beer, ca. 2018
I present to you, my propositions about the craft beer industries ca. 2018… Beer has probably never been better now than in all of beer history America is a leader in beer innovation As an industry, all things craft brew are a vital business interest Having said that, here are some caveats: Really good craft […]
The NYT Vs. Reporting
On Thursday June 28, 2018, Jared Ramos went into an Annapolis MD newspaper office and blew away 5 people. On Sunday July 1, 2018, in the New York Times Morning Briefing, (an email quick news service for those of us that would never spend a dime on the full New York Times), Joumana Kkatib and […]
Opinions 6/29/18
I wrote a piece on the immigrant child crisis but the news cycle moves so fast that the story is almost entirely lost a few weeks after it was hyped. I don’t favor separation of parents from children but I’m stunned how thoroughly the issue was politicized and the degree to which prior policy and […]
The Great Escape
Suicide can hardly be more high profile than it is this week. Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, gone. Overall stats are all up considerably. It seems suicide is more than just a persistent pathology among troubled individuals and is starting to feel like a social movement. On the one hand, I cannot judge anyone’s ultimate decision, […]