Every year, most Americans experience a pay cut. Just an hour outside of Boston, where I sometimes fly fish, I drive through very poor, rural, and white towns. I drive by trailer parks, through small towns with almost no economic activity, and into areas with high heroin addiction rates. To better understand what is happening in
Category: Politics
A Politician’s Sales Pitch
I think presidential candidates’ sales pitches are pretty predictable. And, they can be downright dangerous. When Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders began to rise and persist in the polls, I started to think about political revolutions and when and why they happen. How do politicians get millions to follow them? The Sanders pitch is a bit unorthodox,
‘Boys in the Boat’ and Human Rights
I recently read Boys in the Boat, and I highly recommend it. The book chronicles a group of working-class men who learn how to row, compete for the University of Washington, and eventually, represent the USA at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. If you liked Unbroken and Seabiscuit, I think you’ll really like this book.
Politics Today & Choices I’ve Made
I refuse to be brainwashed by politicians running for the Presidency. I refuse to submit to their sound-bites, which have been repeatedly tested through consumer focus groups, to elicit alarm and anger. I refuse to believe their messages that “unless I vote for him/her, the world is going to hell.” I refuse to listen to
Daily Fantasy Sports
I’m not a lawyer, and pieces of the law sometimes confuse me. Regarding daily fantasy sports, I think that pieces of the law are contradictory. Moreover, while all gambling involves wagering, I do not think that all wagering is gambling. Let me explain. The government spends a lot of money nixing acquisitions that yield monopolistic
A Face Behind the Headline
Immigration is a hot-button issue. Donald Trump is cheered in some circles for his criticism of Mexican immigrants. In Europe, political parties are getting more and more traction as they campaign against unbridled immigration. I’m not going to write about the pros and cons of various immigration policies. I’m writing because I just saw the