Sparks Commentary

I often find  patriotism  a difficult subject to talk about, for a number of reasons. For one, both major parties profess  patriotism . Wh...

"Let's start with what economics isn't.  Economics isn't a meal ticket to make lots of money in the stock market, althoug...

"I must study  politicks and war  that my sons may have liberty to study mathematicks and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematic...

I have seen a lot of great Westerns, but my favorite in the genre is not a  Hollywood film  at all, but a four-hour  Ken Burns  documentar...

It's probably been suspected by some, but I plan the vast majority of my Facebook statuses weeks in advance. With some posts (like ...

While walking down the street one day a United States Senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is...

"Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system , and haste...