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IndyCar announced today what it hopes and likely will be an action-packed 17-race schedule for the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season, highlighted by multiple new events and several exciting showcases “for the stars of racing’s most exhilarating and competitive series.” For the second consecutive season, all 17 races will be broadcast on Fox, with two additional appearances during the two days of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The NTT IndyCar Series is once again the only premier motorsport series in North America with all races broadcast on network television.*
“Our growth is industry-leading and will only accelerate faster as we continue our powerful partnership with Fox Sports and increase investment in our events,” Penske Entertainment Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles said. “The 2026 NTT IndyCar Series schedule provides a dynamic showcase for our sport and its stars, blending fan-favorite race weekends with incredible showcases at exciting new venues. We cannot wait for 2026.” Continue reading
Constitution Day 2025 Thoughts
Congress designated September 17 as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day 0n 29 February 1952. This day commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on 17 September 1787 and recognizes all American citizens as in the famous introductory phrase “We the People.” Central to the awakened document was the gathering of information so that facts would be available for governance. Article I, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution stipulates that a count of the U.S. population be done every ten years. Where are the people? What are they doing and what is the economy? How many seats does each State gain in the U.S. House of Representatives?
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The U.S. population in 1790 was 3,929,214. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)* projects that the U.S. population will increase from 350 million people in 2025 to 367 million people in 2055. It will be smaller and grow more slowly over the next 30 years, on average, than the agency previously projected it would. Sadly in the “Alice in Wonderland world of the Trump Administration” words mean what the administration wants them to mean, not what they really mean. Look at recent firings, conspicuously Erika McEntarfer, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because the Bureau published weak employment numbers that inarguably contradicted Trump’s ongoing claims of prosperity and showed the follies of his ongoing trade war.** Continue reading →