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Crying in our beer
I may have solved a mystery. For the last several years Americans have told pollsters our economy is sunk in recession. It has not been. But huge numbers believed it was. In ... read more...
Black and White Day
Two topics today. The first is Black History Month - I love it. And I have a suggestion for an add-on. The month symbolizes incredible progress we have made in race relations... read more...
Berkley Council
So how do you think the U.S. government should respond to the city of Berkeley, California? The Berkeley City Council voted a few weeks ago to boot the Marine Corps recruiter... read more...
A ticking time bomb
Here is a problem you don’t hear the candidates talking much about. And yet it will wreak havoc on our economy. And it will hit most of us in our pocket books for years to com... read more...
A mystery to solve
Here is a mystery for you to solve. Please email me with your thoughts. I went to watch Syracuse play basketball against Rutgers a few weeks ago. There were five men playing ... read more...
A Paltry Improvement
If you’re so rich, why are you so ... so much against the system in which you grew rich? That is a legitimate question when you talk with certain people. People like George S... read more...
Wallow in the goop of pessimism
Are there any optimists left? Any positive thinkers? If you listen to most candidates, you might not think so. If you read a lot of columnists and watch a lot of bobbing head... read more...
Big Brother
“I can see all kinds of problems coming if we bring in this new horseless carriage. They call it a car. Or an auto. Whatever they call it, it means trouble. First of all, croo... read more...
Freedom House or U.N.
Great idea from Investor’s Business Daily: Get out of the UN. This is not the first time serious people have made that suggestion. Congress even has a few bills stuffed into ... read more...
Rhetoric and realities
If there is one thing we’ve got a surplus of these days it is rhetoric. We get extra loads of it during the election season. We also have a lot of realities around. Those who... read more...
Interesting timing
Excuse me for repeating something I wrote years ago about a famous politician sleeping with a judge. I repeat it here because of the sleaze that has floated to surface lately... read more...
Baseball Incorporated
Are you upset over the steroids scandal in baseball? Do you feel ball players that took them should be punished? If you do, how do you feel about movie stars? The ones who ha... read more...
Simplistic lenses
Here is a bet for you. If you’re old, we will just have to speculate on how and where we will settle it. If you are young and you want to bet, I suggest you clip this. Stow it... read more...
Flaws have a way of surfacing
When I look at the guys who run for the White House a large diamond pops into my mind. A real diamond. My dad took his own life. He stuck the family with his debts. But...he ... read more...
Fresh paint in the corner
The Democrats - and some of the Republicans have painted themselves into a corner. First, they tell us the economy stinks. You surely have heard them on this subject. We’re s... read more...
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