I’m still alive!

I’ve gotten a couple of emails asking “Are you okay?” because it’s been so long since I posted on the website, and – you know – covid. Yes, I’m fine, but there are now three things to share, so I’ll see if I can remember...

What the Wall Street Journal is missing

If you’ve read my novels or keep up with me on Facebook, you know that I’m interested in pretty much everything, and that includes economics and finance. I get the Wall Street Journal primarily because it has extraordinary book coverage. There’s a...

How shallow am I?

This morning, the Higgs Boson discovery was confirmed by additional data analysis. Pope Francis picked up his own bags at his hotel on the way back to the Vatican last night. Another eighteen people were blown up in Iraq for no particular reason. And what am I...

Red Tax, Blue Tax: a modest proposal

As you may have noticed, I was not elected president in November. I’m proud of my campaign and I think I had a very nice platform, but we live in a democracy and the people have spoken. Unlike some people I could name, I have accepted my defeat with quiet...