The market is up, unemployment is down, sort of. Yet we all know the economy is not what it used to be — the great engine of upward mobility. Not only do a few at the top garner a larger … Continue reading
Category Archives: Postmodern Times
In the long view, the Industrial Revolution changed the world more than all the Napoleons, Bismarcks and Disraelis who coincided with it. When the future, if any, looks back on our era, all the misery and folly of our endless … Continue reading
When Thoreau refused to pay a tax to support the Mexican War, he was tossed in jail. Emerson visited him and asked, “Henry, what are you doing in here?” Thoreau replied, “Ralph, what are you doing out there?” This came … Continue reading