Bob Lord Posted by Bob Lord If you believe everything you hear at Fox and Friends, you’re certain the Occupy Movement is short-lived. But here we are, four months in, and Occupy hangs in there. Those on the right point to the lack of a coherent, uniform message from the occupiers. But is the message as simple … Read more
Posted By Bob Lord As I listened to Rick Santorum’s ode to his coal mining grandpa last night about how his grandpa’s great big hands dug their way to young Rick’s freedom, a question came to mind: If you’re so moved by your grandpa’s life as a coal miner, where were you when Don Blankenship, … Read more
Posted by Bob Lord I really feel for Paul Krugman. He’s brilliant, and has precious few peers as an economist. He knows that what’s coming out of Washington, from both Democrats and Republicans, is crazy talk. Ditto for what’s coming out of Europe. So he tries, repeatedly, to use his op-ed column to move policy … Read more
Posted by Bob Lord We’re better informed if we don’t live in our own echo chamber, so we should try to read the right-wing viewpoint, at least occasionally. It’s a real struggle sometimes, but I think in the end it’s intellectually rewarding. Sometimes, after finishing a conservative rant, I find myself questioning the decision to … Read more
The annual present orgy at the Lord household did not disappoint this year. My new son-in-law, Alec, spent his first Christmas day with us, and noted that he’d never seen a Christmas celebration quite like it. Not being a conspicuous consumption guy, I personally have qualms about the excess of the day, but I try … Read more