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Yeah, man, it’s Joe Biden’s economy

Joe Biden wants you to pay attention to ëƵhisëƵ economy. Is that a good thing, considering next yearëƵs presidential election and all?The economy is the political elephant in the room, whichever way you look at it.The June national unemployment rate was 3.6%. The U.S. rate has not dipped ...

American hope and hopelessness

Last week this column had words of praise for ConnellsvilleëƵs Rose Brady and the women of the cityëƵs World War II canteen. As a demonstration of patriotism and service to country, the Connellsville Canteen is hard to beat.The war years ëƵ 1941 to 1945 ëƵ were unique, in that Americans ...

Rally ’round the flag, boys and girls

On this Fourth of July week, my pick for Hero of the Republic is the indefatigable Rose Brady and the women of the Connellsville Canteen. Their service during World War II remains a shining example of patriotism, perseverance and good old-fashioned pluck.Working out of an abandoned foundry ...

The summer wind comes blowing in

Ah, summer. Long time arriving, youëƵre over all too quickly.Summer, in brief, is ritual, which suits me just fine, since IëƵm a creature of habit anyway. (Proof: IëƵve eaten the same breakfast for years now. I watch three or four episodes of Seinfeld nearly every day. I sit in the same ...

News almost too crazy to believe

This has been a jaw-dropping week, and that does not even include the federal indictment of a former president of the United States that occurred in Miami on Tuesday.For example, there was the startling news coming out of the Southern Baptist Convention, whereby the nationëƵs largest ...

When bots have minds of their own

IëƵm no expert but it seems to me there might be something to this notion that artificial intelligence ëƵ otherwise known as AI ëƵ is a whole lot of trouble waiting to happen.Even the people working to bring to market the bots of the future are sounding the alarm. Only recently, the ...