John Gordon

1 month ago | thespectator.com | John Gordon |James G. Snell |Jacob Heilbrunn |Kate Andrews

The stock market, traditionally a leading indicator, entered correction territory last week. But does that indicate that a recession is coming? Well, it’s an old saying on Wall Street that the market has predicted ten of the last three recessions. Markets hate uncertainty. and no one knows how President Trump’s efforts to use American tariffs to force our trading partners to lower theirs will turn out.

May 3, 2024 | wsj.com | John Gordon

The railroad line that runs from Boston through Providence, R.I., New Haven, Conn., New York, Newark, N.J., Philadelphia and Baltimore to Washington has been known as the Northeast Corridor only in recent years, part of Amtrak’s network of once privately owned routes. But its origins go back to the very dawn of American railroading, and its development, over time, is a story of industrial triumph, logistical challenge and engineering savvy.

Apr 10, 2024 | urbigenous.net | John Gordon

"Alexandria, April 14th 48 BC (think about it)Dear Marcus TulliusThank the Gods you and I have a secure cipher. I would not care to have ourmessages read by my enemies. Frankly I don't trust most of the Senate. Take Mark Anthony. Would you trust him? He's so incompetent he couldn'torganize a libation at an orgy. Take Gaius Brutus. Would you buy a used chariot from this man? I think he'splotting behind my back. Sometimes hescares the toga off me. And as for the Gauls. What a bunch of morons.

Dec 14, 2023 | thespectator.com | Amber Athey |Ben Domenech |John Gordon |Limor Simhony Philpott

The number of parents choosing to homeschool their children has risen sharply since the Covid-19 pandemic. There are plenty of reasons for this trend, but the overarching issue was that parents simply lost trust in the public education system, whether because of the adoption of illogical Covid policies pushed by teacher’s unions or the introduction of controversial, politicized content into curricula.