A primer on state spending
You can bet the ranch that some of the approximately $45 billion the state spends each year is wasted, but which dollars are wasted? Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
The Goldilocks question
Like Goldilocks with the beds we ask if the state spends too much, too little or just the right amount. Read More
Mourning and Lament
It is hard to see what good can come from our current state, but we believe that good can come from sorrow. Read More
School Daze
Parents, students, employers and communities need to know how public schools will reopen....and they need to know soon. Read More
Reawakening Rip and restarting the dynamo
It will be many months before our economy dips below double digit unemployment. Let's go back to the future. Read More
The bipartisan road of cooperation has taken a partisan turn
Let's fight one war at a time and get back on that road we were traveling. We will go farther and easier if we do. Read More
Weavers and rippers
In these highly unusual times we see examples of weavers and rippers. Which are you? Read More
How will we come out of this?
Lib, my wife of 55 years, and I often have great dialogues. Here's a "he said-she said" discussion we recently had about how we will come out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Let us know what you think. Read More
Two different planets
We are not all in the same boat but we are all in the same storm. What do we know about storm crisis management? Read More
If I were governor
How will we know when it is timely to begin relaxing current restrictions. I've got some recommendations. Read More
