Sure democracy is messy and lots of people feel it’s not working as well as it once did. But all of us born here have never lived under the alternative. Be careful what you wish for if you are taking in, and buying, all the strongman musings of Donald Trump. It’s a recipe for disaster. …
Viktor Orban? Vladimir Putin? Turkey’s strongman Erdogan? Is that the traditional leader America wants to hold up as an exemplar for a nation built on universal principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all? Maybe we’ve never achieved those lofty aspirations, but we never said let’s take our form of government–a …
There is a fact that is so surprising that it borders on being unbelievable. Research indicates that students from disadvantaged and advantaged class backgrounds who graduate from the same college go on to earn the same amount of money. Our guest, Duke sociology professor, Jessi Streib, author of “The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay …
In the next ten years, in the United States alone, 61 trillion dollars will transfer from baby boomers to the younger generations. With that wealth comes the power to determine the structure of our society and economy. The amount of money that will be moving is staggering, unlike another in human history. And how the …
“Jews will not replace us” was the cry from far-right extremists a few years back in Charlottesville, Virginia and, in response to counter protests, then President Donald Trump said that there were good people on both sides. Really? In the wake of the brutal attacks on Israeli citizens on October 6, 2023 far-left activists on …
Child care costs, accessibility and quality represent a critical challenge for families across America. And an existential threat to a recovering economy, generally reliant on both parents working to sustain themselves and their families. With federal supports given to this industry during the pandemic that have recently expired, early childhood centers–daycare, early learning and the …
Even if you’re not paying great attention to what’s happening to healthcare in your local community, the trends are hard to miss–hospital consolidations, the growth of out-patient facilities affiliated with the hospitals, and insurance company involvement in medical practices and pharmaceuticals, all of which drive up the cost and limit the choices in healthcare. It’s …
A must hear and read for anyone interested in women’s basketball As podcasters go, I don’t generally insert myself into the story line like so many others do. To me, it’s about the guest, their book or their expertise. In the case of this story, I was right in the middle of helping to …
There is no silver bullet when it comes to fixing the crisis we have in providing affordable housing for those who need it. You can look to rising demand with limited supply, foreign ownership of properties in desirable urban areas, restrictive zoning laws, the cost and regulation put on new construction or a myriad of …
It wasn’t so long ago that many political observers thought that the Democrats’ more centrist policies were being eclipsed by wild eyed progressives, like Sen. Bernie Sanders. In 2020, Joe Biden was written off by many after losing in Iowa and New Hampshire, only to make a remarkable comeback in South Carolina which propelled him …