I was taking economics courses in graduate school in fall, 1969, when I started hearing about trickle down economics. In economics theory, you build a model and provide evidence that what you say will actually work. All I saw in 1969 and since are statements, no model, no evidence. We have the biggest wealth divide in…
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US Bishops Criticize DT’s Executive Orders – Ed O’Rourke
See the story here, Ed Statement of Archbishop Broglio on Executive Orders Signed by the President “Our prayer is one of hope that, as a Nation blessed with many gifts, our actions demonstrate a genuine care for our most vulnerable sisters and brothers, including the unborn, the poor, the elderly and infirm, and migrants and…
DT Makes Fact-Free Comments on Wind Power – Ed O’Rourke
Bryan Tyler Cohen looks at DT’s latest observations on wind power and solar power. He goes to talk about the oligarchy running our country. Trump descends into CONFUSED, unhinged meltdown We shall overcome, Ed Attachments area Preview YouTube video Trump descends into CONFUSED, unhinged meltdown Trump descends into CONFUSED, unhinged meltdown
My Favorite Place in KCMO – Ed O’Rourke
I discovered Propero’s Bookstore in 2002 and met Will Leathem. Tom Wayne came along later. It is a pleasant old time neighborhood about two miles southwest from 3300 Karnes Blvd at West 39th Street and Bell. See Propero’s photos: My favorite place is the second floor. We will probably have an event in this downhome…
Talking to the DT Voter – Ed O’Rourke
When you talk to a DT voter, you are entering a fact-free and ethics-free zone. I have the idea that half would stop a bullet for him. He and the One Percent have performed the biggest con job in history. Three men have as much wealth as 160 million Americans. The news media and the Democratic Party…
A Reason for Hope from Ed O’Rourke
With the DT presidency, the Los Angeles fires and Gaza, it is easy to get depressed. Nicolas Kristof in the Saturday New York Times commentary looks at the long haul and says that this is the best time to be alive. See these excerpts and then see the entire article. For most of history, about half of newborns…
Meditation in an Empty Church – Ed O’Rourke
Mary Townsend is an atheist who likes going to empty churches. Her commentary in the New York Times describes her feelings. See this excerpt: The poet Philip Larkin wrote in his “Church Going” in 1954 that when he stepped inside a church, he did so with the hope of avoiding anything that might be “going…
Christmas Greeting from Medellin
An especially pretty sight is the road to La Plata leaving Knox County, Missouri. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0106019,-92.2883016,3a,75y,262.29h,88.61t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sjQR_v-8ix59KUxNSdWvkgg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D1.3900000000000006%26panoid%3DjQR_v-8ix59KUxNSdWvkgg%26yaw%3D262.29!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D See this one minute Christmas message from 1977: Merry Christmas, Ed and Silvia Attachments area Preview YouTube video Miller High Life Christmas commercial – 1977 Miller High Life Christmas commercial – 1977
Naltrexone for Alcohol Abuse – Ed O’Rourke
Naltrexone for Alcohol Abuse – Ed O’Rourke Tonight’s PBS Newshour features a report on Naltrexone, a medicine to reduce alcohol intake. PBS News Hour live episode, Dec. 18, 2024 Play it starting at 38:05 and ending at 48:20. Doctors refer patients to treatment programs, AA or NA without mentioning Naltrexone or other medicine. Sincerely, Ed…
Trump Has Little Room for Error – Ed O’Rourke
DT won the election for many reasons. The most important factor was inflation which he promised to reduce. That is hard for anybody. With the tariffs and massive deportations, the cost for everything will rise. I invite you to see Jamelle Bouie’s commentary. Trump Has Little Room for Error https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/opinion/trump-grocery-prices-deportation.html Sincerely, Ed ReplyReply allForwardYou can’t react with…