Civilization Evolves

Species evolve. Humans evolve. Civilization evolves. We are in the midst of a process. We are not at an endpoint. Continue reading →

Psychologists Turn Liberal

Why do people do what they do? That is one of the basic questions behind economic and political philosophies. Many Continue reading →

US Healthcare Costs Rise

All hail Obamacare! Well, at least many cheered the Affordable Care Act. It was even upheld by the Supreme Court. Continue reading →

Americans Attack Americans

Trillions are spent on fighting terrorism. While terrorists should be fought, some perspective may be handy. Since 9/11, 26 Americans Continue reading →

Migrating From America

One measure of the pre-eminence of the United States is that 35% of Americans would consider moving to another country; Continue reading →

Give The Poor Money

The poor don’t have enough money. That’s by simple definition. The complicated debate, or at least the debate that is Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2015

The poorest 40% of Americans have negative net worth. Since June 2010, the four biggest coal companies have gone from Continue reading →

America Changes Slow Then Fast

There’s a famous quote frequently mis-attributed but too good to forget. Americans Will Always Do the Right Thing — After Continue reading →