Our longtime friend Alex is an architect. As systematic as he is, he may be better suited to his occupation than anyone else we know. So six or seven years ago, we were visiting over a beer, and he was telling me about his Saturday morning. He had a backyard construction project going, and he … Read more
Alabama’s unemployment rate fell to 8.1% in December. It was 8.7% one month earlier. In September, it was 9.8%. Most of Alabama’s illegal immigration law—widely regarded as the toughest in the country—went into effect on September 29. It seems “jobs Americans won’t do” might be a rather more diaphanous notion than any of the phrase’s … Read more
Longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died this morning. He was 85. This really should have been an easy post to write. There is quite a lot to say about Paterno’s extensive contributions to the Penn State community, his commitment to academic excellence, and his coaching accomplishments. There aren’t many things that could have … Read more