76th Edition Up until just recently, Russia was holding two Americans on seemingly bogus charges. Wall Street Journalist Evan Gershkovich and retired Marine, Paul Whelan. Prior to being released, both had received lengthy prison sentences on trumped up charges of espionage. It seems
75th Edition I’ve been thinking a lot about the whole concept of privilege – To give an advantage to one person or group of people and not to others. Like most controversial topics it is complicated. Here are a few thoughts… First, privilege
74th Edition What is the optimal rate of inflation? The Fed believes it is 2%, but they are wrong. Let me explain why. Inflation has been persistently high averaging 5.6% over the past three years. While it has been declining, there is
73rd Edition I can’t quite figure out why I have never written a blog about the American Dream. It seems like a topic I would have written about already, but I’ve searched my archives and haven’t discovered any notes or scribblings
72nd Edition There is a new book out that has been the source of much debate. It’s called “Mandate for Leadership The Conservative Promise.” I have never read, nor am I aware of any previously published book quite like it. It was written by
71st Edition I watched a lot more of the Paris Summer Olympics than I planned to. There just seemed to be one inspirational event after another, across multiple sports and venues, which kept drawing me in. It truly was an inspirational Olympics.
70th Edition I’m trying to think of one important institution that hasn’t been politicized. The following have all been politicized and sometimes even weaponized when the situation warrants an attack on an opponent. The list includes the media, the entertainment industry,
69th Edition Today I went to my first air show. All kinds of planes, old and new, single engine and jets. I tried to video their aerobatics with my iPhone, which was a silly thing to try to do. The air
68th Edition Peggy Noonan, a well-respected columnist, wrote a recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled, “We are starting to enjoy hatred.” While I agree with her on certain points, her major premise, that our country has become a bunch
67th Edition I recently read a biography of George Washington by the incomparable Ron Chernow. If you want to understand the essence of our first president, I highly recommend this book. When I read such books I tend to do two things. First,