I’m reading lots of pieces (for instance here, here and here) about the COVID Class of 2020, detailing many real and heartbreaking stories of the traditions and moments that high school seniors are losing. And on social media, I’m reading wonderful and genuine expressions of sympathy, like this one on Nextdoor: No question: high school seniors have it particularly rough. I would have hated for the world to go into suspension and lock-down in the…
I am noting for my future self that yesterday, Sunday March 22, 2020, was the day that my mood shifted…
Late last week, a few of us started discussing ways we could help out local restaurants that are devastated by…
At this writing in Seattle, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, nearly all schools have announced closure, and have gone (or are soon going) to remote learning. Many workplaces have also done the same, and public officials are encouraging people not to gather in large groups. First, please read this excellent summary from Tomas Pueyo as to why we need to implement social distancing now, not in the future, but now. I think it may be apocryphal,…
In the age of simplicity, nuance is a liability, not a strength Senator Elizabeth Warren has suspended her campaign. With…
There’s a new genie that’s popped from the lamp to help pay for the wishlist of multi-trillion dollar programs, and…
I went to the bank yesterday to get a document notarized, and struck up a great conversation with the lovely associate manager, Roxana. Noticing an Eastern-European accent, I asked her about her background, and she said her family came to the United States from Romania in the 80’s, fleeing the Ceausescu regime. I mentioned that I don’t think many Americans know much about Romania, nor how truly evil Nikolae Ceausescu was. I asked her what…
What does last night’s New Hampshire primary tell us about the developing 2020 presidential race? Here are my top three…
I’m with Mitt Romney: I’d vote YES on Article I and NO on Article II. The enormous powers of the…
The Constitution’s apportionment clause makes the wealth taxes advanced by both Senators Sanders and Warren clearly unconstitutional. That’s not to say a wealth tax is impossible. Just as when federal income taxes were enacted, there is a way to have a legal wealth tax: the Constitutional Amendment process. But the Constitution first requires two thirds of the House and two thirds of the Senate to pass an Amendment. Then it requires 75% (i.e., 38 of…