The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. White My rating: 5 of 5 stars When you look at political history there are some figures that stand above the crowd, and Theodore White is one of them. This was … Continue reading →
Why Romney Lost by David Frum My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is not Theodore White level analysis, but I am a politics junkie and I love this stuff. Like a lot of people, I consider Obama to be … Continue reading →
The idea of rent is quite old, going back thousands of years to the ancient world. It originally applied primarily to land, and meant that some people had ownership rights to the land and could demand payment (rent) from anyone who … Continue reading →
As someone who first got politically active in the 1960s as an anti-war activist, I have learned a few things about how to do this. And it starts with the observation that some amount of effort is required to have … Continue reading →
One of the big stories of 2016 has been the two outsider candidates, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. They aren’t all that much alike, as it turns out, except in that they diagnose a problem of elite politicians who are … Continue reading →
