While I was scrolling through X, Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly and yet still more commonly referred to as Twitter, I ran across someone posting a meme from years ago. It holds some wisdom that is vitally important in today’s world of politics as partisan winner take all games.
It was a good week for American technology and innovation. On Jan. 5, Boeing launched its Starliner rocket system carrying two people to the International Space Station. The successful flight represents the replacement of the Space Shuttle’s role in crewed space flight.
Despite progress over the last year, the United States economy continues to experience inflation above the Federal Reserve’s targeted rate of 2 percent. That’s a lede that’s guaranteed to bore many readers quickly, so let’s get right to why that’s important, and what needs to be understood about the current state of inflation as we begin the summer of a Presidential election year.
Looking back is how it should be, or more accurately, how it is. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. It’s about honoring what was. About honoring “who” was, and what they did not for themselves, but for duty, honor, and love of a country.
It’s graduation time. Social media feeds are filled with pictures of students in caps and gowns. Parents are gushing about their children’s accomplishments. It’s a happy time, simultaneously focused on the past while looking to a brighter future.
