It is very hard to oppose handing out the candy to the corporate Canoo’s of the world because good paying jobs are becoming increasingly rare or that, at least, is the argument made in doing so. The other underlying but not always explicitly stated reason is that “everybody does it.” In this case $300 million […]

Money and power have always been the mainstays of politics and politicians. There are very few Mr. Smiths who go to Washington. There are some who believe that their constituents deserve equal opportunity and equal justice, but even these good people have to bow to the overlords of campaign finance. One cannot be elected without […]