Weil's Notes from a Corner of the Country
Commentary on government, politics and the economy
Saturday, May 29, 2021
What ‘Black Lives Matter’ means depends on your politics
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Gordon L. Weil Quiz. The phrase “Black Lives Matter” means; (1) Blacks matter more than Whites or, alternatively, only Black...
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Nationalism grows as world shrinks, undermining democracy and international agencies
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Gordon L. Weil As Covid-19 begins to wane, much speculation is devoted to the “new normal” that will emerge as life without hyper-caut...
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Politicians misuse statistics, make ‘snapshot’ analyses: Employment numbers, Trump election
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Gordon L. Weil If you think you can’t do numbers, beware. This column is about numbers. But it reveals that you are not alone; many ...
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Biden’s tax increase on wealthy, corporations won’t depress economy, will create jobs
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Gordon L. Weil If President Biden raises taxes on the wealthiest people, will you lose your job? Or pay more taxes even if you are not weal...
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Three ways to restore Supreme Court balance without ‘packing’
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Gordon L. Weil Note to readers. Posts on this site are also available by email from Substack. Just enter "Weil's Notes from a C...
Saturday, April 24, 2021
History becomes a weapon; partisans pit “cancel culture” against “politically correct”
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Gordon L. Weil “That’s all she wrote.” In explaining this familiar American sentence, a British authority wrote that it means, “ it...
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