Category Archives: Politics and Business
George Carlin would have a field day
Carlin had a perspective of humanity driven by the counter-culture zeitgeist of his era and probably assisted by the mind-altering effects of hallucinogens. His early material centered on nonsensical language–what words mean and don’t mean, which words are arbitrarily acceptable … Continue reading
The reality below the headlines
Thanh Tinh Chay is a vegan, vegetarian restaurant, specializing of course in the cuisine of Viet Nam. Helen, the proprietor, adopted a Western name upon emigration to the U.S. She and her staff make all of the food from scratch, … Continue reading
Battle of the acronyms
Among the flurry of executive orders President Trump issued in his first days returning to the White House is the removal of prior executive orders that established actions required of federal contractors (including sub-contractors and grant recipients) towards improving the … Continue reading
“Are you better off…?”
Every Presidential election cycle this question is posed: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” The implication is that whoever is occupying the Oval Office is the singular cause of how we experience our economic and … Continue reading