by Henry Oliner | May 15, 2018 | Politics
The Great Revolt – Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics – by Salena Zito and Brad Todd looks deeply into the Trump vote in the Midwestern counties that swung the vote to Trump. Salena Zito was noted for her astute observation that Trump’s...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 15, 2016 | Economics, Politics, Progressivism
Henry Hazlitt wrote Economics in One Lesson in 1946 and it is still a classic. Hazlitt was a reporter, not a credentialed economist and he brought the dry concepts of economics to the lay reader. Kevin Williamson, a journalist as well, has assumed the mantle of...
by Henry Oliner | Aug 28, 2010 | Education, Politics
After a long day of helping my daughter move into her apartment in Bloomington, Indiana, before classes start we went for a late bite at Applebee’s. Apparently Indiana has a new law that EVERYONE gets carded if you order a drink. Yes, even a shriveled up, hunched...