I’m highly critical of some of his lyrics, but so far he is spurning the advances of the rich men from north of Richmond trying to get a piece of him. As a country music fan, I’ve been critical of two flash-in-the-pan controversial hits over the last month. The first is Try That in a Small Town, as performed (but not written) by Jason Aldean. I wrote…

The anti-NIMBY movement unites political factions in the name of bringing down housing costs. FOR DECADES, many homeowners and their associations have fought for heavy-handed zoning regulations intended to protect housing investments and inflate their value by keeping supply at bay. Using restrictive land-use regulations, such as zoning rules, minimum…

Most of us are one life event away from being eligible for welfare and don’t understand how it works. PASSING JUDGEMENT ON WELFARE RECIPIENTS hit the mainstream in 1976. …

A publication to boost the voice of the missing moderate, independent middle class. Today I am pleased to announce the launch of a new publication: The Missing Middle. The Missing Middle Exploring how socio-economic shifts and divisive politics impact middle-class stability and moderate voices. Solutions…medium.com The Missing Middle promotes stories on how socio-economic shifts and divisive politics impact American middle-class stability and moderate voices. We try to…

This disagreement may be a large part of why gun control often fails. ONCE AGAIN, it’s no secret that Americans are divided on the personal ownership of firearms. …

And the wildcards and court decisions that hamstring execution. IT’S NO SECRET that Americans are divided on the personal ownership of firearms. The divide has only become sharper since the United States Supreme Court has made several decisions over the last 15 years favorable to ownership under the context of…

An examination of the elders who represent us and whether or not the gerontocracy is a real problem. THE WAY THINGS ARE HEADING, the 2024 United States Presidential Election will most certainly be another contest between incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. But think about this —…

Making sense of the defeat of Ohio Issue 1. On August 8th, 2023, voters in Ohio overwhelmingly defeated a ballot initiative that would have made it more difficult to amend the state Constitution. Republican and conservative activists put forth this initiative in anticipation of multiple popular progressive initiatives coming to…

Written in 1946 and updated in 1986, the story remains as relevant as ever. The New Yorker magazine released John Hersey’s Hiroshima on August 31st, 1946. …