Recently, I’d been trying to understand why the news that Elton John had lost his eyesight — at least temporarily — due to an infection felt like a major blow to me. “Aren’t a lot of them blind?” “Never Too Late” is uninterested in being much more than a glorified Wikipedia page, but it strikes up a kismet conversation with …
Economic science has dominated public policy since the 20th century. Debates have raged between “Keynesian” economists and “Friedman” economists: between “welfarists” who see the need for a government hand in the economy and “monetarists” who want governments out of the way to let private entrepreneurs loose and let an “invisible hand” produce good outcomes for all. Needs of citizens who …
Paul Thorn On Mountain Stage Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage Mountain Stage has long been a magnet for those who view the world from their own refreshingly tilted axis, like Mississippi native Paul Thorn, who took the less traveled route to a career in music. Over the last couple of decades, he has visited …
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