Ostentation or Value?
We live in a culture dominated by ostentation. It is the American essence. We have decided that the appearance of excellence is better than actual excellence because it comes at a lower cost; that a...
View ArticleWhy the Netroots is Net Wrong So Often
(I use the term Netroots to apply to the Progressive bloggers who back a confrontational strategy and consistently John Edwards despite the continuing strong evidence that John Edwards is not going to...
View ArticleDon't Let Edwards be the Nader of 2008
My previous diary created a bit of a stir as I was intentionally more provocative than normal. I like the Netroots. I think they have built something amazing. They hold the potential for great effect...
View ArticleIs Gloria Steinem a Sexist?
I have been thinking something but I have also been a bit hesitant to voice it as I was sure it would bring the wrath of Hades upon my head. Nevertheless, I'm not one to run from controversy so I...
View ArticleWhat If George W. had Been a Woman?
After spending much of yesterday responding to women who insulted me and called me all sorts of names for saying things I did not say and for holding positions I don't hold and did not advocate, I was...
View ArticlePolitical Jiu-jitsu – Embracing Right-Wing Talking Points
There are two major types of martial arts: hard and soft. A hard style meets force with direct force: a kick or punch with a countering blow. Tai Kwon Do and Karate are usually considered hard styles....
View ArticleHillary: Naive and Unapologetic or Evil and Calculating?
I was once very positive on the Clintons. I was – perhaps like many of those who are drawn to Barack Obama's candidacy – 28 at the time of Bill's election and seduced by the idea of a younger...
View ArticleWhich is the Bigger Problem: Sexism or Racism?
In an earlier diary entry I made the following comment in response to a reader's comment where she asserted that sexism was the bigger problem: If you look at the current situation you are far worse...
View ArticleWhy Candidate's Stands on the Issues Don't Matter
Like most of you – I am sure – I keep getting emails from friends with a link to an online quiz to determine which of the Democratic Primary candidates best fits my own perspective. Invariably, the...
View ArticleDespite Appearances Bill Clinton is Not Insane
I've been struggling over the last several weeks to decide if Bill Clinton is intentionally sabotaging Hillary's campaign because he really doesn't want to be the "First Laddie" or if he is simply that...
View ArticleLincoln's Words and the Real Class War
In the concluding line of the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln voiced the most eloquent and compact statement of the meaning of the American experiment in Democracy: ... we here highly resolve that...
View ArticleFor the First Time, I am Really Proud of America
I was born one day before Michelle Obama, January 16th 1964. Unlike young Michelle, I grew up as the white son of an upper-middle-class executive in the Chicago suburbs with its cookie-cutter houses in...
View ArticleThe Clinton Perfidy Has Been There All Along
I dug up a diary I wrote on January 15th wherein I expounded on the one significant piece of Hillary Clinton's past that I personally knew was a lie at the time she told the lies. Many now see what was...
View ArticleHillaryCare + ObamaCare = KucinichCare
A lot of the angst between Hillary and Clinton in the early part of this primary focused on the differences between their respective Universal Healthcare plans. In order to unify the almost 1/2 of...
View ArticleScrewing the Kids Part I - Racism and Scholastic Segregation
My wife (and co-author) Jen and I recently spent two weeks in Savannah GA doing field research for a new book that we are working on which will be published by McGraw Hill next year. The book is about...
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Political Quadrants Suck
I think we all realize that the single axis continuum of left and right does not begin to capture the differences in our political perspective. Some have proposed a different quadrant like the one at...
View ArticleThings Could Get Very Ugly with Stocks and Banks
I'm a famous stock, commodities, and currency trader. Mostly because of trading for the Chicago Trader Richard Dennis in the 1980s. I'm generally retired from trading except for my own account. I've...
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