33rd Edition I was planning to write a newsletter about rising crime and who actually pays for it, but then I remembered that Dick Butkus recently died. I’d much rather write about one of the greatest linebackers of all time than
39th Edition January 2, 2024 Thoughts on trickle-down economics In this edition I thought I would add a few thoughts and hopefully a new perspective on the ongoing controversy surrounding supply-side economics, specifically as it relates to the theory commonly
38th Edition December 26, 2023 The Patriot I’m not a big fan of the movie industry today. I often joke that the last movie I went to was The Sting, which came out in 1973, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Great
37th Edition December 19, 2023 The Most-Honest-Student Award The Cato Institute, a leading Washington, D.C. think tank, is sponsoring a webinar to discuss lying. According to the advertisement, a law professor, Jeff Kosseff, will address the pervasiveness of lies, the legal protections
36th Edition December 12, 2023 Situations like these… I’ve always had a rule about leadership. It goes something like this – I am willing to lead but I am also willing to be a follower. But I won’t follow a bad leader. It’s been
35th Edition December 5, 2023 Retirement Hobbies As I approach the first anniversary of my retirement, if there is such a thing, I’ve been contemplating retirement hobbies. One idea I have is to go back to college. My thought is to take all
34th Edition November 28, 2023 The Next Great Leader Over the past two decades, I’ve written many times about leadership, in politics, world affairs, business and in sports. As a student of history I’ve enjoyed sharing thoughts about some of the great
33rd Edition November 21, 2023 Seek first to understand In this edition I’d like to share a recent, very disturbing, personal experience. As some of my readers know, I coach high school basketball. We had an away game a few days ago. We
32nd Edition November 14, 2023 In one word If you could describe yourself in one word what would that be? Not how others would describe you, or even the most appropriate word, but more of an aspirational representation. For me that word
31st Edition November 7, 2023 Dress codes and other important things… In the you can’t make this up category, I thought I would share a few thoughts about dress codes. For decades I have been a proponent of casual dress. I still contend