It’s easy, for anyone thinking these days, to start wondering about what is happening in America. On the surface, we seem more divided than ever. After years of decline, violent crime is on the rise. There’s a real-enough conversation going on about whether or not our democracy will survive its current set of turmoil. Our…
Book Review The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder
A few weeks ago, I decided to learn more about Russia and Ukraine. In part because I listened to a zoom call sponsored by a non-profit with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba. it’s impossible not to be moved by the courage of the Ukrainians these days, especially given the haunting images of destruction on cable…
Book Review- Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
by Mariana Mazzucato We spend a lot of time, at least in America, debating whether free-market capitalism is better than socialism. It’s an argument than never ends, and everyone brings their baggage – and politics – to the table. It’s looking more and more, especially as we attempt to extricate ourselves from a global pandemic,…
Joe Biden’s America
2020 certainly has been a year and it’s not over yet. I spent most of last week glued to CNN. Mostly watching John King at The Magic Wall talk about the last 5 or 10 votes coming in from Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia or Nevada. Yes, there were probably better ways to spend my time but,…
Can We Still Count on America to Do The Right Thing?
There’s a quote often attributed to Winston Churchill – “Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing…after they have exhausted all other possibilities.” Unfortunately, in all of Churchill’s voluminous writings and speeches, no one can find the quote. But, if Churchill didn’t say this, he should have. Because, in many ways, it…