Thinking Citizen Blog — Tuesday is Economics, Finance, and Business Day

Today’s Topic — Big Pharma VII: AstraZeneca (AZN) Oncology, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Immunology

This is the seventh in a series that began on 11/30 with a note on Vertex, followed by Pfizer (12/7). Johnson and Johnson (12/14) Roche (12/21)…

Liberal Arts Blog — Thursday is the Joy of Music Day

Today’s Topic: If not Linda, Who? Aretha? Whitney? Mariah? Adele?

Last week, Linda Rondstadt. But re-reading the post, I felt it was incomplete and I’ve decided to follow up in order to a.) share a few quotes by and…

Liberal Arts Blog — Sunday is the Joy of Humor, Food, Travel, Practical Life Tips, and Miscellaneous Day

Today’s Topic: Bob Saget (1956–2022), Louie Anderson (1953–2022), and the Most Under-appreciated Comedian Ever

This week I learned that lots and lots of people love Bob Saget and Louie Anderson. News article…

Liberal Arts Blog — Saturday is the Joy of Sports, Dance, Fitness, and All Things Physical Day

Today’s Topic: Skiing III: “Skinning” — the Latest Craze of Ski Bums and Why Norway is Its Mecca

How to ski down slopes where there are no lifts? Put “skins” on your skis…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Saturday is Justice, Freedom, Law, and Values Day

Today’s Topic: Is a Flagpole More Like a License Plate or a Trademark?

Is a Winnebago more like a house or a car? That is for purposes of “search and seizure”? The practice of the law is about…

Liberal Arts Blog: Friday is the Joy of Art, Architecture, Design, Film, and All Things Visual Day

Today’s Topic — “The Message of Sidney Poitier’s Success” (Jason Riley)

Have you seen a Sidney Poitier movie lately? If not, well, I highly recommend one I did not see until a few…

Thinking Citizen Blog: Friday is Education and Education Policy Day

Today’s Topic — The Incredible Story of Yu Minhong (1962 — ) and New Oriental Education (NYSE — EDU)

Yu Minhong is the founder of a Chinese education company which three years ago had 88,000 employees and 26 million students…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Thursday is Health, Health Care, and Global Health Policy Day

Today’s Topic: Asthma — a Little History, Current Toll, Metaphor

There is no cure for asthma, but there is treatment. Today, a few, somewhat random notes. Experts — please chime in. Correct, elaborate, elucidate.

HISTORY: from…