Tag: Mike Bloomberg

Some years ago, a great friend and unusually wise person taught me about the homework test. It is well known that guys don’t generally call each other “wise,” but my friend falls into that category especially when it comes to aphorisms. In this category, the homework test might be rather too long, but I think […]

Frazer Rice and I tackled some of the bigger issues in the Democratic Primary in our most recent podcast. If an elected official (helpful if it’s a Democrat) like Mayor Pete, Vice President Biden, Senator Klobuchar or Senator Warren wins fair and square, establishment Democrats don’t have a problem. Shrug their shoulders and hope their […]

Earlier in the week (Neighbor, how stands the Union?), my attempt to answer a question on “gloom and doom” about politics grew to almost 2500 words. I thought they were excellent words – verging on splendid – but there were too many of them. The problem of too many words has two solutions. “Throw some […]