While the pleasantly voiced lyrics from this famous “Sound of Music” melody quoted in the title of this piece don’t fit the spirit of the Donald Trump era in American politics, one of the most popular films amongst the female demographic is an appropriate swan song for this Presidency,...

So about twelve days ago late on Friday night, the movie “The Green Book” came on the TV channel this blogger was watching (“Good Will Hunting” preceded it). Admittedly, your writer has thus far resisted viewing The Green Book, fearing that the movie, despite winning Best Picture in 2019,...

Several years ago, a Twitter friend shared with me his map of the political evolution of the Show Me State (Missouri). Most likely, his focus was on the incredible gains of the Missouri GOP across the rural regions of the state. Upon viewing it, this blogger noted that, despite...

This article is intended as a follow up to last month’s piece “A Spark in the Tinderbox,” which discussed the narratives and factual realities regarding race and policing in America. While the discussion of racial disparities in policing has taken on added importance based on recent events, it is...

Over the last two weeks, American attention has moved rapidly from the Covid-19 lockdown to the George Floyd homicide and its aftermath.  This blog post takes on some of the highly complex and controversial topics related to Mr. Floyd’s killing, in an effort to provide an even-handed analysis on...

Based on some reader feedback moderately critical of an earlier Covid 19 post as insufficiently deferential to public health concerns, this blog opens with a discussion of exactly what it intends to do. This is a public policy blog – it constitutes an effort to analyze the optimal public policy...

In several articles this year, this blog has broached various topics in a predictive sense and/or has asked questions about then unknowns. This post endeavors to evaluate those assessments with a discussion of how the matters addressed in those posts have developed in the ensuing days or months. THE WISCONSIN...

Over the last several weeks, the machinations of various political factions in Wisconsin have once again taken center stage in national politics.  While state after state postponed Democratic primary elections until the early to mid-summer due to Covid 19 concerns, Wisconsin charted a different course towards maintaining its April...

For the first time in recent history, the Western world is faced with a pandemic outbreak of a new disease with a significant mortality rate. Public health officials warn of worst case scenarios for the COVID 19 virus involving millions dead; the S&P 500 has cratered; and rumors of...

As the Democratic primary elections kick into high gear before what may well be a decisive month of March, the November 2020 general election looms over the American political landscape. Based on polling, many Democrats are prioritizing the selection of a candidate that can beat Donald Trump (rather than...