August 7, 20170Comments

Will the Republicans, Supposedly Friends of Small Government, Botch It Again?

The Republicans failed on health care, but now they are offering a new plan for tax and spending cuts, with a promise of smaller government. But the GOP, with few exceptions,

by Gregory Bresiger

Gregory on History

July 24, 20170Comments

Why History Matters on the Trains: Governments want you to forget about their train disasters

History is critically important in why people suffer when they ride the subways in New York or Amtrak almost anywhere. Their daily frustrations trigger questions. Why is Penn Station falling apart

by Gregory Bresiger

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July 1, 20170Comments

The Never-Ending Woes of State Enterprise: The historic failures of governments running transportation businesses

Why is Penn Station falling apart along with Amtrak, New York City commuter railroads and the New York City subways? It is because the public utility concept of running enterprises---the idea

by Gregory Bresiger

Gregory on History

June 15, 20170Comments

Memorial Day—-A Dissenting View, Part 3: Honor the heroes, but also examine the causes of war

The Mexican War, 1846 The United States, which wants to buy California from Mexico, has just incorporated Texas into the United States. Texas is a former province of Mexico that won

by Gregory Bresiger

Gregory on History

June 8, 20170Comments

Memorial Day—-A Dissenting View, Part 2: Honor the heroes, but also examine the causes of war

Lord Acton, the great historian of freedom who died in 1902, said there were only two justified wars in American history: The American Revolution and the Second War for American

by Gregory Bresiger

Gregory On...

June 7, 20170Comments

Forgetting History: The Collapse of Penn Station and the Disaster of Government “Enterprise”: After decades of government disaster, isn’t it time for something new?

Amtrak’s Penn Station in New York City, once one of the most glorious cathedrals of commerce built by one of the most successful transportation companies in history, is collapsing. Tracks

by Gregory Bresiger

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