- November 17, 2016
David Burress
“Liar” is a overused and underanalyzed epithet. It carries along two very different ideas:
1. intentionally false or recklessly unsupported claim in a particular case; or
2. a general character flaw leading to repeated lies.
There was a time when people believe that good people never lie, so the two concepts were nearly merged.
However we have come to ...
- November 16, 2016
David Burress
Brownback’s chickens come home to roost on Kansas highways (or: building roads that chickens can’t cross):
Kansas just “postponed” 24 significant road projects. All of them are maintenance and repair projects rather than new additions to the highway stock. So guess what: six years of stealing from the highway fund to finance tax cuts for rich ...
- November 15, 2016
David Burress
You can get at a big issue by pushing a tiny but very popular law.
I propose that the Kansas statehouse moderates push for a tiny law that outlaws individuals other than peace officers from carrying firearms into hospital emergency rooms without specific authorization from hospital authorities. Make it a Kansas misdemeanor (up to $1000 fine ...
- November 11, 2016
David Burress
It is impossible to make firm predictions about upcoming macropolicy. Trump has promised both sides on a lot of issues, and feels no compunction about contradicting himself from one sentence to the next. Even more more importantly, he apparently has the delusion that business success gives you the skills you need in governing. (Successful business ...
