Aside from voting, I’ve never been politically active.  As you may know from my previous posts, for the past couple of years, I’ve been working to implement open primaries in Maryland.  Why?  After some research, I became convinced that open primaries and/or ranked...

  I see a lot of hand wringing on social media about Musk and DOGE (the “Department of Government Efficiency”).  Some of it borders on hysteria.    A lot of that hand wringing is about cutting and/or eliminating programs and services.  That’s about the last thing I would do.  But...

So, I’m reading an article about Medicare Advantage plans in a credible magazine.  (Why in the world am I reading this?  The article caught my eye because I have a Medicare Supplement plan, but my ex-employer has been pushing their Medicare Advantage plan to their retirees. ...

What Are the Best Countries of 2024? Caveats:  1st, the rankings are based on a public opinion poll (17,000 people from 36 countries).  2nd, “best” is in the eye of the beholder.  But the criteria and their weightings are transparent and, from my perspective,...