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Trump, Clinton, Paul Theroux’s Deep South, the Decline of the Midwest, Etc.

Larry Littlefield | November 13, 2016

Hello world!

Time to Take Down the American Flag

Larry Littlefield | November 6, 2016

It’ something I usually do after Veteran’s Day. But this year, I’m going to do it before Election Day....

FBI Director Crossed The Line

Dominic Carter | October 31, 2016

A strong argument could be made that FBI Director James Comey violated the Hatch act. (a 1939 law intended...

Generation Greed and the Election

Larry Littlefield | October 23, 2016

This year’s election is finally coming to an end, and as expected I didn’t watch any of the debates....

American Community Survey Data: Falling Median Work Earnings by Educational Attainment

Larry Littlefield | October 16, 2016

As I noted in my prior post, The American Community Survey: Economic Changes from 2005 to 2015 the business cycle,...

It’s Over (Second Debate)

Dominic Carter | October 10, 2016

Yes it’s over. Call it a day. Sorry that it had to end this way. no reason to pretend....

Lessons For Trump From VP Debate

Dominic Carter | October 6, 2016

While Trump was tweeting in real time during the Vice Presidential debate, he should have been simultaneously taking notes on...

Another One Bites the Dust (Part 1)

Rock Hackshaw | September 29, 2016

Whenever I write a column putting my own spin on the abbreviation “USA”, I often proffer that it actually stands for (the) “United States of Amnesia”. This leads -at times- to responses from some readers who claim that I am being disrespectful towards the country in which I have been residing for the past forty-three consecutive years. They are wrong.