Some myths die hard. Or, don’t die at all. One is the myth of the self-regulating market; rational bankers would not (surely not!) take such risks with their own and their depositors’ money that their institutions would be bankrupt (or need a government...
By Don Mayer March 7, 2023 Call me biased, but I’m starting to get more than a little “steamed” over politicians who claim to be re-planting the flag of freedom in the State of Florida. On National Public Radio this morning (March 7, 2023) we learned that the Florida...
In the March 6 podcast from PRI’s The World, we learn that Turkey’s autocratic ruler, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pushed through a law that criminalizes reporting on the damages from the massive earthquake that recently shook southern Turkey and northern Syria....
We cherish our freedoms in the U.S., especially “freedom of speech.” And it’s perfectly legal –– and possibly, a great American tradition –– to cry First Amendment foul, even when foul-mouthed speech runs afoul of First Amendment protections. There are two recent...
I am not a big Hilary Clinton fan, but I voted for her (or, more accurately, against Donald Trump) in 2016. What astonishes me is the level of vitriol leveled against her. I was struck this week reading about Angela Rubino, who is now quite active in politics;...
