“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” -Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities” In America, Thanksgiving is believed to have originated either in Massachusetts in 1621 or in Florida in 1565. It has been celebrated annually since 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln officially recognized it at the height […]
Archives for November 2010
Is the Two-Party System Due for a Shake-up?
With respect to American politics, you have to keep your eyes wide open and your ears close to the ground to stay ahead of the constant evolution that the system undergoes from generation to generation, and, not infrequently, from election to election. Kevin Phillips was exactly on target when he predicted a Republican […]
One Way or Another, the Economy Is Getting Another Stimulus
The victory balloons still had air in them at many Republican campaign celebrations last week when Ben Bernanke and his colleagues on the Federal Reserve Board let loose with a heavy spray of cold water on all those candidates who have vowed to keep government spending under control. In one fell swoop, the […]
Giants’ World Series Triumph Cements 2010 as Year of the Underdog
“And they’re going crazy; they’re going crazy!” -New York Giants’ announcer Russ Hodges, calling the 1951 “shot heard ‘round the world.” By beating the Texas Rangers convincingly in five games, the San Francisco Giants put an exclamation mark on a baseball season that can best be described as the year the underdogs came […]