Are Americans Exceptional?

Are Americans exceptional? Compared with people of other countries? We often see or hear this question around this time of year. I usually change the subject. To the question of whether our country is exceptional. It is, I think. Exceptional in how it was created....

Critters of the D.C. Swamp Unite

Don’t be surprised if Donald Trump is impeached.  Or forced from office. Or both. It seems fair to conclude this. When you consider what just happened, that is. 1. For many months Trump was accused of colluding with Russians. Big media trumpeted the charges and...

Whose money is it, anyway?

If you build a pile of pension money, they will come. By “they” I mean people who want to use the money.  To push their own causes. Case in point is NY State’s big pension fund. It is for the retirements of various state and local government workers. It is run by the...