What the USPS 10-year plan may have to say about future rate increases, Steve Hutkins at “Save The Post Office“ The mailers were probably disappointed that the Postal Service’s new 10-year plan released yesterday, “Delivering for America,” did not reveal how big of a rate increase the Postal Service intends to make using the ;new authority ;it […] The post The USPS 10-year plan may have future rate increases appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]

“…other enjoyments, of a purer, more lasting, and more exquisite nature.”
“…other enjoyments, of a purer, more lasting, and more exquisite nature.” A defense of Weber’s Protestant Ethic thesis from the 1940s by ;Ephraim Fischoff makes the plausible argument that critics — and many supporters — of Weber’s essay attached unwarranted causality to it, as if “Calvinism caused capitalism.” Instead, Fischoff explained: Weber’s thesis must be construed […] The post “…other enjoyments, of a purer, more lasting, and more exquisite nature.” appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
An Incomplete Letter
Dear Senator Joe McConnell, Joe McManchin, Joe Manchin: I write to you not as a constituent because I am not one of your constituents; but, I am confused. It is difficult to align with a politician who changes his persona various times. ;I am confused by your series of stances on the filibuster and what […] The post An Incomplete Letter appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
The Danger From Within
No doubt, they saw these decisions as moments of greatness. Or, at least hoped that history would see it that way. One, an egotistical ass who used his intellect as a cudgel with which to intimidate, to bully others. The other, simply a small minded man selected for that very smallness of mind. The one, […] The post The Danger From Within appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
The “Work Ethic” Hoax
The “Work Ethic” Hoax The story has been told that Martin Luther invented the doctrine of the “calling” and that John Calvin (“my friends call me Jean”) intensified it with his doctrine of predestination. Subsequent pastoral literature softened the predestination blow with the Protestant ethic that working hard and succeeding would show that you were […] The post The “Work Ethic” Hoax appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
You are either for more people voting or you want to suppress the vote.
It appears, big business is “beginning” to take exception to what Republicans are doing at the local level to suppress the right to vote by the poor, the minorities, etc. It is about time for those who can exert such pressure on state legislatures to do so in support of the right to vote. It […] The post You are either for more people voting or you want to suppress the vote. appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
The Bidens encourage Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in Easter message
Jill and Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol Building. PATRICK SEMANSKY/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wished Americans a happy Easter in a video message. In the video, the Bidens also urged Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as soon as they can. About 56 million Americans, or 17%, have been fully vaccinated, Johns Hopkins University data. See more stories on Insider's business page. In a recorded message, the Bidens wished Americans a happy Easter holiday and urged them to continue to take precautions against the coronavirus. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden appeared side by side in the video, and both extended holiday greetings in their joint address."Jill and I want to… [Read More...]
Is the Biden Presidency The Final Triumph Of The Silent Generation?
Is the Biden Presidency The Final Triumph Of The Silent Generation?, Econospeak, Barkley Rosser The who? ; Never heard of them? ; Or never heard from them? More like the latter. After all they have not been called “Silent” for nothing. Yes, it seems that we alternate generations between large noisy ones and smaller quieter ones. ; The […] The post Is the Biden Presidency The Final Triumph Of The Silent Generation? appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]
Trump had an ‘Apprentice’-like meeting with Ohio GOP Senate candidates at West Palm Beach golf club: report
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Trump had an "Apprentice"-like meeting with four Ohio GOP Senate candidates. The candidates all did their best to prove their loyalty to the former president. A potential endorsement from Trump could give a candidate an enormous edge among GOP voters. See more stories on Insider's business page. Former President Donald Trump may be far from his old New York boardroom, but on Wednesday he gave four Ohio GOP Senate candidates the type of grilling famously depicted on his long-running reality television series "The Apprentice," according to Politico.Before a fundraiser at his golf club in… [Read More...]
A Georgia lawmaker was charged with a felony while protesting Gov. Brian Kemp’s signing of a new voter reform bill
This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2021 shows the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia. Wang Xiaoheng/Xinhua via Getty Images Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a sweeping election reform bill into law Thursday. As he announced the bill, Democratic Rep. Park Cannon was filmed knocking on Kemp's door. Cannon was arrested and charged with obstruction as a result of the incident. See more stories on Insider's business page. Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon was arrested on Thursday and charged with felony obstruction as Georgia's Gov. Brian Kemp signed a controversial new voting reform bill into law.Cannon was detained after knocking on Kemp's door.Kemp, a Republican, was announcing the signing of the bill over a live stream when he was interrupted by… [Read More...]
Seasonal Migrant Surge At the Southern Border
In the practice of Law, there is terminology used to establish whether a person or Company (also a person) is following a pattern or practice of doing something. Typically, the terminology is used in discrimination suits to determine or describe whether a defendant has a policy of doing so, even if the policy of doing […] The post Seasonal Migrant Surge At the Southern Border appeared first on Angry Bear. [Read More...]