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How About A Little Gratitude?
27-Nov-08One At a Time
18-Nov-08Problems, like grapes, come in bunches. The world would be a more organized, better place if we only had to solve one problem at a time.
We’re in the middle of bailing out our financial institutions, and now we are told that if we don’t do something similar for the auto industry, Bad Things will happen. [...]
Transition Planning
07-Nov-08I was struck by FDR’s refusal to cooperate with Hoover after Roosevelt won the election of 1932 but before Inauguration Day (March 4, 1933) as depicted in Amity Shlaes’ The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. It seemed unnecessary and ill-advised. The length of time between election and inauguration was longer than [...]
Weekend Reading
06-Nov-08President-elect Barack Obama is working on putting together his team and a plan for the next four years. It’s time for me to move on, too, now that the election is over. I won’t be straying far; just spending less time on politics and more on ideas. This weekend, I’ll be reading Green Recovery, “A [...]
An Immense Hope
05-Nov-08NY Times: Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer,” said [...]