Now that the election is over it’s time to focus on politics.  Much has been made of Nate Silver’s having been shown to be right about the results while the pundits, especially at Fox News, were not.  Many still do not understand what he was forecasting.  They assume that because his model gave Obama a […]

Enacted in the wake of the Civil War to correct the prior injustices which occurred, three constitutional amendments were ratified: the 13th in 1865 which banned slavery, the 14th in 1868 which I shall discuss later, and the 15th in 1865 which guaranteed the right to vote “on account of race, color, or previous condition […]

As filming of the new Batman film begins in Pittsburgh this week, stories are circulating about how much money it will pump into the local economy for hotels, restaurants, and the entertainment industry.  This may be true for the hotels, restaurants, and the rest of the local entertainment industry, many of whose employees are uninsured.  […]

Last year I wrote posts on how disapproval of the healthcare law passed in March of last year reflected the fact that the law was not “liberal enough” and if you included those who thought it wasn’t liberal enough with those who thought supported it you would have a majority.  In the most recent CNN […]

In these times of economic anxiety the political parties and the news media are playing a cynical poker game with our nation’s resources. The latest manifestation of this struggle is the battle over the debt ceiling which is the limit on the amount of money the federal government can borrow. At a healthcare meeting in […]