Democracies Limits
“Democracy is a hedge against worse outcomes, not a guarantor of best outcomes.” Paraphrase of Jonah Goldberg editor in chief of The Dispatch More art from the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas... Read More
American History
“Once I thought to write a history of immigrants in America. Then I discovered that immigrants were American history.” Oscar Handlin, as quoted in A Nation of Immigrants by John F Kennedy ... Read More
American Aristocracy
“An open fluid elite based on merit and money, not on birth and breeding.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow Photo at Valley View showing Bridal Vei... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Ad hominem
Ad hominem Adjective: An argument directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining. Example: “The ad hominem attack against the candidate ignored the facts entirely. Pronu... Read More
People Move Around
Last year eight million people moved from one state to another in the USA. We accept that as the way things are and adjust. But a half million people move here from Mexico and we get so mad we can’t... Read More
Damning with Faint Praise
“He is wholly insufficient for his place with the additional misfortune of not himself having the least suspicion of the fact.” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography b... Read More