Project 1619: Ye Olde Idiocy

Project 1619: Ye Olde Idiocy

And you thought America was “conceived in liberty”? That is what Abraham Lincoln suggested.  Well I’m here to tellya that is bunk. This country was conceived in wholesale medical cruelty. And medical malfeasance. So there! Doctors of the 1700’s treated illnesses...
Project 1619: Ye Olde Idiocy

Let them eat carbon

Countless celebrities insist that you, you, you must sacrifice to save the world from climate change. Do they believe what they say?  Or do they just read from scripts to enhance their celebrity? Movie stars tell you to turn down your thermostats. Or turn them...
Project 1619: Ye Olde Idiocy

Predicting twelve of the last two recessions

Are we staring at a recession? You have surely seen or heard reports, opinion and speculation to that effect. Gloom has been a mini-rage lately. A few questions are in order. Are economists able to accurately predict recessions?  No. If their accuracy percentages...
Project 1619: Ye Olde Idiocy

Bile Holiday: No More Deposits Please

Perhaps the time has come for a Bile Holiday. Or a Hatred Holiday. Shortly after he was inaugurated, FDR declared a 4-day Bank Holiday. This was after all the states declared bank holidays. The idea was to calm the turbulence caused by so many bank failures. I propose...
Project 1619: Ye Olde Idiocy

Campaigning til the end of time

If there’s one thing we’re good at in this country it is expanding things. From our waistlines and hamburgers to the NBA season, we know how to make things bigger and longer. Please note I do not imply necessarily better. The Baseball Hall of Fame serves up a good...