Frugality, something second nature to our colonial forebears, is a trait we Americans seem to have forgotten. We are profligate in our material acquisitions and in their disposition. (Witness the growing mountains of toxic electronic waste that are almost as hard to be rid of as spent nuclear fuel.) Saving for a rainy day
The Immigration Line is Too Damn Long (and Slow)
Steadfastly opposing a path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants, the anti-immigration crowd has long trumpeted an array of related memes:
- Why don’t they just get into line like everyone else?
- Why don’t they wait their turn?
- Why don’t they just follow the law?
- Why should we reward lawbreakers who disrespect our laws?
- Why should those