A Socratic Questioning Dialogue on The Minimum Wage

November 26, 2019January 20, 2024 Ronald Tucker

Here is an example of a Socratic Questioning Dialogue. It is incomplete because the two participants, one of whom was in fact me, had to return to work but I think that it is a valid, albeit long winded, civil discussion that began to probe the reasons that advocates of a minimum wage have for so […]

The Divvy Up

November 25, 2019January 20, 2024 Ronald Tucker

When I was a kid in rural North Carolina in the 60s we had a , so to speak, summer gang of boys that hung together out of boredom. The size varied from 5 to 10 but 5 was usually the minimum, the ‘quorum’ number if you will, before we did ‘the divvy up’. The […]

What The Left May Have Right

November 21, 2019January 20, 2024 Cheyenne Tucker

As a self avowed, ‘right-winger’ I sometimes have to reflect on the necessity of the left wing. When I do I can not avoid the conclusion that the existence of the left, of collective thought, is vital to our social, economic, and physical health as much as the existence of the right wing belief in […]

Race Is A Red Herring

November 20, 2019January 20, 2024 Cheyenne Tucker

Race is a red herring, an awkward construct of culture, phenotypes, self identification and circumstance. There is no genetic basis for a belief that human intelligence, disposition, physicality or any other significant trait is related to skin color or any other human phenotype[1]. I am a “white” male and I may well be closer genetically […]

John Bel Edwards wins re-election in Louisiana by 2.5%

November 19, 2019January 20, 2024 admin

The only Democratic governor in the deep south, John Bel Edwards won a second term Saturday November 16, 2019. This despite three trips by President Donald J. Trump to Louisiana to stump for Republican challenger Eddie Rispone. With all precincts reporting, Edwards had a 40,000-vote lead — 774,469 to 734,128, according to the Louisiana Secretary […]

Southern Junto 2020 State Legislative Calendars

November 13, 2019January 20, 2024 Cheyenne Tucker

Below are the legislative sessions commencement dates and filing dates for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Legislative opening dates and closing dates may be changed by the legislatures and special sessions are not uncommon. STATE CONVENES ADJOURNS PREFILING OPEN/CLOSE Alabama 02/4/2020 03/27/2020 Open 02/03/2020 Florida 01/14/2020 03/13/2020 Open 01/13/2020 Georgia 01/12/2020 03/27/2020 12/15/2019 […]

Welcome to the Southern Junto

November 8, 2019January 20, 2024 admin

Junto is Latin for ‘Meeting’. The Southern Junto is a set of websites fashioned after the debate and civic improvement club established by Benjamin Franklin and a group of tradesmen, and professionals in 1727 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. That Junto club, pften called the Leather Stocking Club, was created and structured to foster civil discussion for […]

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