Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House – Review This is Omarosa Manigault Newman’s autobiographical account of her time with Trump and his organizations from her time on his show “The Apprentice” through her time as a high-level aide to President Trump. As I never watched “The Apprentice” Read more…
“War on Peace – The End of Democracy and the Decline of American Influence.” by Ronan Farrow – Review Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: William Collins (April 24, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 0007575637 ISBN-13: 978-0007575633 This book describes the dismantling of the Department of State and the transfer of its power to the White House (and Read more…
Gun Control and Immunizations – An Analogy The Premise Yesterday my son and I were discussing the topic of gun control. His position is somewhat more pro-arms than mine. In trying to explain my position I thought of using the analogy of immunizations to explain my point of view. At Read more…
I was listening to a politician commenting on the recent mass shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He stated that we are medicating our children too much with drugs for ADHD and depression, implying that is was an underlying cause of the outbreak of mass shootings. I’m thinking, “what Read more…
Is It Time to Run for Cover? During my lifetime of investing, I experimented with multiple types of investments and strategies. But, when you near or enter retirement, your perspective changes. Its like riding a motorcycle. You need to assume you won’t get a second chance. You can’t make a Read more…
Is it just me, or when watching or reading Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”, did you think you were watching the evening news? Have we become “The 4th Reich”? Why do we just sit back and let ourselves be dictated to by tweet? When did we cease to be Read more…