Reg:

I misspelled “paean” and The Irish Times, though if Ireland’s newcomers don’t adapt to Secular Western ways, it may become The ISIS Times and be nothing worth praises.

Jake:

That was da bomb too and a great addendum to my takes on the U.S. Constitution.

If Joe Pesci’s character survived the mean streets of the Nineties, he could have been a super monetized content provider side by side with the Yootz of TikTok (more Pesci lingo from My Cousin Vinny.

And a good thing it is that the U.S. Constitution can be…[Read more]

Sorry Enco,

I know you are of the opinion Loony Tunes is the bomb and singularly didactic.

Reg:

The U.S. Constitution was wisely set up to require currency based in Gold and Silver, since it meant the Government couldn’t debase the currency by creating a supply of money greater than the supply of the precious metals. It both limited Government spending and made the currency have stronger purchasing power for private citizen’s…[Read more]

Reg:

Here is the other article I referred to but forgot to link:

RFK Jr., Dr. Oz unveil ‘Make hospital food healthier’ pledge
Story by Anthony Thompson, USA TODAY • 1d
https://www.msn.com/en-us/food-and-drink/healthy-cooking-and-eating/rfk-jr-dr-oz-unveil-make-hospital-food-healthier-pledge/ar-AA27vpXO

Notice they’re not concerned with the p…[Read more]

Reg:

My Spidey-Sense detects a /sarcasm tag needs adding to your paen to The Isish Star.
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Well here in the States, we have the plain un-national, universal tabloid The Star, plus The National Inquirer and The Weekly World News. The latter was probably the source for Trump’s recent UFO/ET files.

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One of my clients is a large Dublin hospital. If I do have to travel to site, I aim to be there during lunch hour. A very good quality meal for $5 (staff canteen).

As for the Irish Star, do not be fooled by the humble tabloid layout, the celebrity-adjacent headlines, or the general impression that the editorial meeting takes place inside a…[Read more]

Reg:

Speaking of Irish publications, are they suffering from another famine over there? They’ve got to be bad off to take dietary advice from Bobby Brainworm and The Great and Wonderous Dr. Oz:

RFK Jr’s diet may help lower risk for dementia, study shows
Story by Eleanor Tolbert • 3…[Read more]

……and some commentary by me and then edited by AI.

1. Federal assumption of state debts
The federal government took on the Revolutionary War debts of the states. This was politically explosive, but brilliant. It made creditors loyal to the federal government rather than just to individual states. In plain English: Hamilton tied the moneyed…[Read more]

@Enco – Yes, I found the Commentary article to be a very good read.

Here is another one I read recently. Taken directly from the Irish Times, July 4th. Written by David McWilliams, an Irish economist.

It’s impossible to imagine the world without the dollar.

The American republic is 250 years old today. On this auspicious anniversary, the s…[Read more]