Category Archives: Politics and Economics

I’m about to enter my eighth decade (if you count conception, I’m already there.) Looking back over that time, I marvel at what has become possible. Let’s start with simple math. The world’s population (of humans) has tripled since I … Continue reading →

It was twenty years ago today…that Linda Tripp contacted the office of Independent Counsel Ken Starr to talk about tapes she had made of conversations with Monica Lewinsky, allegedly detailing an affair she had with then-President Clinton. A week later, … Continue reading →

On Sunday, August 20th, the nets surrounding a fish farm in Washington State’s San Juan islands imploded, releasing over 150,000 domesticated Atlantic salmon. Fisherman of all persuasions, at the urging of state regulators and local native tribes, have been scooping … Continue reading →

I used to think Colin Kaepernick was stupid. I mean, if you only saw him play, as I have,  against the Seattle Seahawks, you might wonder why he was deemed worthy of getting $114,000,000 for playing six years as an … Continue reading →

Garrison Keillor, my generation’s Mark Twain, tells a story of how he spent the $6,000 he earned in 1974 from the New Yorker for his first major published work. He took his wife and young son on a train trip … Continue reading →

Imagine, if you will, Hillary Rodham Clinton dropping out of the presidential race because of revelations that her private State Department email server had been hacked by the Chinese. Continue reading →

There’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong – For What It’s Worth, by Stephen Stills, 1966/7 Falling asleep the other night, I was suddenly fearful that a spring and summer of epic disorder is imminent. I’d been … Continue reading →

I’m not interested in “gun control”, as in getting rid of some or all guns. Given the genesis of our country, and our centuries long relationship with universal personal gun ownership, that’s not going to happen. Rather, I’m interested in … Continue reading →

“What difference, at this point, does it make?” – Sect’y of State, Hilary Clinton, in 2012 at Congressional hearings investigating the killing of four US diplomatic personnel in Benghazi, Libya. The Washington Post reports that, as of Tuesday, December 2, … Continue reading →