I don’t think Billy Joel had today’s example of cognitive dissonance in mind when he wrote his song. Whatever he meant, reality is now in the eye of the beholder, and it’s sliding in the most ironic way possible. Today, New York Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, since “Throughout the historic pandemic, […]
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I’m in a New York state of mind
17 Feb 2021
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Earlier this month in Cedarville University’s Chapel, Kevin Jones challenged CU students and faculty to take some time this month to read or watch a movie about a prominent African-American in their academic discipline to understand their contributions to the broader field. That challenge was a delight to me, and I quickly shared a video […]
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WSJ Absolutely Nails Trump Impeachment
09 Feb 2021
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. Whatever your political persuasion, I think most of us could agree that Donald Trump’s biggest harm to our country was manipulating a subset of his supporters to believe that what was in his interest, was the country’s deepest political need. At the […]
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In the “take any good news you can” category, the $15/hr minimum wage proposal was dropped from Democrat’s $1.9T stimulus, but let’s not think it’s dead. Nor is the damage of its proposal not going to be felt, as employers are on notice they need to pursue more automation as labor cost increases will be […]
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Are Hamburger-flipping jobs worthy of praise?
04 Feb 2021
On my most recent post, one commenter took us a bit off the direct path with a comment about the need for 21st Century education. While I agree that education is important, and indeed, investment in human capital is the best thing we can do to help the poor, the minimum wage is an additional […]
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In my last post, one anonymous commenter challenged me on the data of minimum wage. Rather than burying what is an important response deep within a post, I will first copy the critique, and then provide a detailed response. Dr. Hammond, You paint a pretty alarming picture of the effects of a minimum wage increase […]
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Mr. Biden’s progressive war on work
28 Jan 2021
In my last post, one commenter disagreed with my characterization that many of Mr. Biden’s approaches are ungodly. He acknowledged abortion, but found comfort that Mr. Biden is “is at least familiar with the leadings of God” since he prays. That gives me no particular comfort, as the Bible is clear that it is possible […]
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Praying for Mr. Biden
25 Jan 2021
Mr Biden wasted no time in implementing an extra-constitutional agenda that could not be supported by a democratic process, e.g., numerous executive orders that are his private fiat. I’ll have more to say on his progressive war on work as soon as the schedule eases, but supporters of Mr. Trump cannot critique Mr. Biden for […]
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This is the day…
20 Jan 2021
Yes, Joe Biden will become the U.S. President in a few hours. For some, this is the end of a nightmare, for others, it’s only the beginning. And yet for others, it’s a different kind of nightmare. But as I started our intro headline, I couldn’t help but remember that jingle that we used to […]
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Never let an insurrection go to waste.
14 Jan 2021
Unfortunately that seems to be the unofficial new motto of the Democratic house leadership and by press reports, the new administration. What we need right now is thoughtful, calm, and quiet leadership. I pray, and would encourage our leadership, at every step of the way your goal should be to defuse the tensions in our […]
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