Where Am I on the Political Spectrum – Part Two
Gene GlotzerPhoto by Josh Eckstein on Unsplash The strangest thing has happened. In April of 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic lockdown, I published a post called Where Am I on the…
Why Are Progressives So Conservative?
I was driving with my daughter the other day when she asked, "Why do we have to pay for things?" I told her that there's a cost to making things,…
Coalitions
Americans don't think in terms of coalitions. That's one of the quirks of our separately elected executive. Parliamentary countries talk about coalitions all the time. I don't want to say…
Thoughts on the Scottish Referendum (Sort Of)
The Scottish independence referendum left me disappointed. That's funny because I would have voted against separation if I had been able to vote. I didn't have any kind of stake,…