The Ever-Shrinking Republican Party
From a purely demographic perspective the Republican Party is already a minority party and will become ever more so. There are now more people of color in this country than there are Caucasian, more women than men, more economically middle and lower class than...
Comments on the “Twinkie Defense”
I was greatly saddened by learning for the first time the physical punishment journalist and satirist Paul Krassner suffered after the Dan White verdict. Clearly Twinkies have played a far more dramatic and enduring impact on his life than it ever did on the Dan...
THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT IN AMERICA – AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Once upon a time in this country’s recent past you could find any number of Washington politicians who considered themselves to be “a liberal Republican” or “a conservative Democrat.” In fact both parties fielded a broad spectrum of legislators, thereby...
WHY MITT CAN’T WIN – AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
In a word, Mitt will lose in November because history trumps ideology. It trumps competence. It even trumps a bulging campaign war chest. For throughout history, only an uncommonly charismatic candidate can deny an incumbent president his second term. Thus, FDR...
Ambush Investing – Chapter One
A reading of Chapter One from my book, "Ambush Investing" When you've finished viewing, please feel free to Click Here to go to the page where you can download or read an excerpt of the book. Available on amazon.com as a Kindle e-book for $5.97 or unabridged audiobook...
Turkish Cruise Review
I can think of few vacations more worthwhile than a gulet one week cruise around the coast of Turkey, especially if you like to swim. The gulet yachts are charming, the water astonishingly clear, clean and warm, the food is generally superb, and the cost...