I have been wallowing cheerfully in data lately, a lot of it studies of how our divided country is divided – economically, educationally and, of course, politically. So I may devote a few blogs to fun with demographics. The first … Continue reading
Category Archives: Postmodern Times
We live in an age of lies and misinformation. Everyone always has, of course, but modern mass communications are potent enablers. I recently quoted Mark Twain’s famous remark that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. A reader of … Continue reading
I take my brisk daily walk listening to radio talk on a Walkman-like device or to podcasts including “Left, Right and Center,” “Studio 360,” “Radiolab,” “Motley Fool Money” and so on. So, striding along recently I heard someone in my … Continue reading