Actual new summer television shows. Monster in My Family, Wednesday, July 1; 9 on LMN. Docuseries introduces the relatives of serial killers to members of the victims’ families. Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in Pyongyang, Friday, June 26; 9 on Showtime. Documentary follows the former NBA … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2015
After my previous post, burdened by the lack of a text for Hillary’s speech today, now I have the text and a bit more to offer. Most of what I said below holds up in light of the actual text. … Continue reading
I wanted to dissect the economic piece of Hillary’s speech, but thus far the text is not available. So I’m going by a slide from her web site. I come neither to praise nor condemn, but to illuminate. Of course … Continue reading
Interesting piece by Monica Potts here. In my mid-30s (the mid-80s) I was dead broke with no professional work history (except as an unsuccessful professional revolutionary), but I had the beginnings of a credential, my MA (later Ph.D.) in econ. … Continue reading
The De Blasio platform is a worthy effort to establish a policy banner around which the left can rally. It raises some important goals, but misses some as well. In particular, it focuses on labor, which is the right focus, … Continue reading