…was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows…anything goes. So says the musical genius Cole Porter And that resonates…
Things That Work Great
Big Business Grabs the Republican Party by the Throat
If you believe in Straws and Camels, it seems there’s always one that broke the other’s back. And so it…
Former Secretary of State George Shultz on Trust
This is part of what ought really to be called ‘things I learned while reading other things.’ I’m getting enough…
Dinners With Senators Could Change America
I don’t mean a dinner with you or me or a stranger off the street, although that wouldn’t be the…
Yesterday’s Wine and the Things That Move Me to Tears
Yesterday’s Wine is a Willie Nelson song. It’s no secret that Willie is a musical touchstone for me. Always has…
A Late Choice, Made Under Considerable Pressure, But Made Correctly
One of the inherent difficulties of a political system that appoints its own in every election is that it loses…
Taxes Are No Longer About Income For Government
The myth is that taxes support government’s ability to provide essential services. Further, the myth would have us believe that…
Senator Proxmire and the Golden Fleece
Fifty years ago a Wisconsin Senator by the name of William Proxmire took his seat in that hallowed chamber called…
Another Opportunity Slipping
I know they’re distracted at the White House, what with Harriet Miers stepping down, the Special Prosecutor charging Scooter and…
A Life Well Spent
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. …