Doug Schmidt Blog & Writings

Maryland’s Gambling Governors—lies, damned lies, and statistics

Years from today, if Marylanders are asked to cite Governor Martin O’Malley’s greatest achievement while in office, the first answer will be, “He was the governor who gave us slots.” The Governor’s ego and self-image will surely bristle at this epitaph on his career, but the fact is that no single issue in memory in […]