When I do research in newspapers, I find what I am looking for, but you also get distracted by all sorts of things. For example, I was looking in Oregon newspapers from 1986 yesterday and this came up. Given the political beliefs and work history...
Author: Erik Loomis
This is the grave of William Rehnquist. Huh, well here's a person I do not like. There's a lot to say, more than I have time for, so I will.
This is the grave of William Stanley. Born in 1858 in Brooklyn, Stanley grew up well off and ended up at Yale, where he graduated in 1881. He was a.
I am deeply ashamed that I dropped the ball on my music posts. A few things happened. First, I had to finish a book manuscript. That was 6 weeks right there in the middle of the summer. Second, these things were taking just too much...
I am glad to see an article about how the constant push of every kid into college is actually quite damaging for a lot of kids. I'd go farther and.
On Labor Day, we should look at the state of unions. Chris Bohner has a deep dive and despite the public support for unions, nothing has really changed. “We’re organizing.
One of the least serious arguments pushed out there about Biden staying in the race is that "we had a primary and the people decided they wanted Joe Biden again." A sizable number of LGM commenters love this line. This is patently unserious. First, the...
This is the grave of James Warren. Born in 1726 in Plymouth, Massachusetts into what passed for the Puritan elite of the time. But even the elite were pretty much.
Workers of the Palace Hotel - part of Marriott Hotels - are on strike in October 2018 in San Francisco to fight for higher wages, workplace security and job safety..
I recently discussed the toxic work culture of South Korea. Well, Japan is equally notorious as a nation with a toxic work culture. So the Japanese beginning to respond to the reality of the labor market instead of doubling down on a staid ideology about...
One of the major issues in the late contretemps over Old Man Biden needing to step away for Harris is the idea of loyalty. Let's face it, a lot of.
This is the grave of Marilyn Monroe. I don't think we need a regular biography of one of the most famous women in American history and one that literally every.