Sheila Kennedy – A jaundiced look at the world we live in.

February 8, 2026David Brooks has announced that he is leaving The New York Times, for an as-yet unexplained position involving Yale University. Most days when the Times publishes a Brooks article, I read it–often with appreciation, other times shaking...

February 7, 2026Well-meaning people continue to urge folks on the political Left and Right to talk to each other, to listen to each other, and to come to the “middle.” This constant refrain drives me up the wall, because what I see are not “politics...

February 6, 2026Yesterday, in a post about Nick Hanauer, I insisted that no group should be stereotyped–including people who are obscenely rich. Broad-brush negative characterizations–stereotypes– are increasingly being applied to constituencies seen...

February 5, 2026I have previously referred to billionaire Nick Hanauer, and his clear-eyed view of what economic evidence tells us. Hanauer has, for example, explained multiple times why raising the minimum wage, not cutting taxes, creates jobs: it’s...