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If The Rich Are So Powerful, Why Are Their Taxes So High? May. 15, 2025
If the rich are so powerful, if they supposedly manipulate public policy for their benefit, why are ... Read More
Let's Fight this 5-Alarm Monopoly Fire Feb. 12, 2025
Here's something I had never given any thought to: the price of fire trucks. Plus, a worrisome fire ... Read More
Which America Will Trump Be President Of? Jan. 18, 2025
On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States of America. But wh... Read More
My New Year's Resolutions for Some Powerful People Jan. 01, 2025
I made a few New Year's resolutions this week — not for me, but as self-improvement ideas for ... Read More
What Moved Us From the Land of Plenty to Unease? Nov. 05, 2024
During a visit to one of our supermarkets, a French friend looked over a long shelf of apples. Seein... Read More
The Changing Meaning of 'Work' -- And the Idea of 'Boss Man' Aug. 21, 2024
"Big Boss Man," an old song by blues legend Jimmy Reed, still packs a potent political punch for tod... Read More
The Oracle Speaks Jul. 24, 2024
Playing the billionaires' news game, mega-investor Warren Buffett once held a portfolio of 31 dailie... Read More
Things Are Great, but They're Miserable, Too Mar. 27, 2024
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." In rereading the opening lines of Charles Dic... Read More
This Is Not the Soviet Union, Mr. Biden Mar. 13, 2024
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. It marked the end of an experiment that lasted almost a centur... Read More
What's Left 2: We're a Rich Country. Let's Act Like It. Feb. 09, 2024
Lyndon Johnson, cautioned that his support of the Civil Rights Act was too bold and politically risk... Read More
The REAL Story of the Two Americas Jan. 23, 2024
For the past 30 years or so, the Left has invented a narrative that there are two Americas: a group ... Read More
Let's Send All Billionaires to Mars! Jan. 10, 2024
Unfortunately, in the short time we homo sapiens have existed on this 4.5-billion-year-old Planet Ea... Read More
No Populists in Sight in the World of Politics Oct. 26, 2023
In the grand ballroom of American politics, Democrats have long waltzed to the melody of progressivi... Read More
Please Stop Telling Us Everything Is Fine With the Economy; It Is Not Oct. 03, 2023
ERIE, Pennsylvania — Two weeks ago, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman told CNN anchor... Read More
It's Really Not All About Money Sep. 28, 2023
A young couple I know, recent grads from a state university, share a walk-up apartment in a gritty p... Read More
Want to Succeed in Your Career? Ask a Mushroom. Aug. 10, 2023
Let's face it: Working in an office is unnatural. Our prehistoric ancestors didn't spend their days... Read More
Getting Suspicious About Being Ambitious? Aug. 03, 2023
Remember the you you used to be? When it came to your career, you were hardworking. Dedicated. Ambit... Read More
Yes, Rich People Should Get Social Security Jul. 26, 2023
I get lots of emails from readers expressing sentiments similar to what these guys recently sent me:... Read More
We Need the Wealthy Exploring Sea and Space Jun. 28, 2023
A populist and popular view of money threatens progress in health care, science, agriculture, housin... Read More
Local Reparations Committee Should Aim To Create Wealth, Not Offer Payouts May. 05, 2023
The local committee assigned to come up with reparations recommendations to address slavery's living... Read More
