In the small college town within commuting distance of a big city where I grew up sixty years ago, income inequality was not starkly apparent. Clearly the children of the professional and managerial class had slightly bigger, newer houses and … Continue reading
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I have been working my way through Alan Taylor’s brilliant “American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804.” The plural of Revolutions and the adjective Continental are clues to the book’s orientation. It discusses this seemingly familiar territory in a way that … Continue reading
Politically, this seems like deja vu all over again. Bill Maher says Democrats have to look strong or Trump will say they’re weak. Pollsters say the president’s numbers show he’s too unpopular to win re-election unless Democrats do something really … Continue reading