Tag: politics

Politics Does Not Equal Government

The 250th birthday of the United States is a good time to remember that 1776 was the year of a new nation, not a new government. It would take another eleven years for the Founders to formulate what the government would look like, and two more…

Science Is Dead, Long Live Politics

In 2020 I noted “The Sad Death of A Once Great Magazine” as Scientific American did what no self-respecting science magazine should do – endorse a presidential candidate.  I concluded “Specialty journalism is officially dead – consumed by…

Our Weird Politics – The Hugh Hewitt Show

Politics, particularly for a nation as wealthy and well-situated as ours, is often more about opinion and personality than it is about capability and good, better, best.  When a nation struggles it needs people that do the job well, when times…