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Year: 2009

On FDR’s New Deal: The American People Sound Off

Back in 2008 & 2009 there were headlines, numbers, and analysis being thrown at FDR’s New Deal almost daily.  Obama … More

Consumer Spending, FDR's New Deal, Federal Writers' Project, The Great Depression, WPA

Words to Stir a Nation (And a President?)

Theodore Roosevelt’s THE MAN IN THE ARENA speech has long been a inspirational favorite of mine. But, in a strange … More

Nobel Peace Prize, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential Criticism, The Man in the Arena

Have We Forgotten How To Be True Patriots?

I took THE TRUE PATRIOT by Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer on a four-hour cross-country flight and as it turned out, played right … More

Americanism, Books, History, Patriotism, Progressives, The True Patriot

Suggestions for the President

Personally, I’m just a little frustrated that we, the American people, are not being enlisted as builders of our own … More

Governance, Mark McKinnon, President Clinton, President Obama, The Daily Beast

Enjoying Will Rogers

I have always been a huge Will Rogers fan.  So when I spotted THE WIT AND WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS at a … More

Books, Cowboy, Governance, Great Depression, Humor, Political Commentary, Quotes, Will Rogers

Saddest White House Christmas Doggie Picture May Reveal Secret Behind Obama’s Wanderlust

At first glance I thought this has got to be about the saddest White House doggie Christmas picture ever. Poor … More

Animal Companions, Obama's Dog Bo, Rats in D.C.

Move Over Rover, It’s Hamster Time

We humans tend to have a giant soft spot in our hearts for animals.  And since advertising is all about finding … More

Animal Companions, Clever Hamsters, Drench Ad, Humor

Clunker Goals Get Clunker Results – Update

Trashing a vehicle is pretty easy to do. Of course, if your goal was to to have fun and still … More

Cash for Clunkers, Edmunds, Monster Trucks, Paul Krugman, Whitehouse.gov

Ground Rules for Pets and Humans

As all who share their home with pets know, they rule. In an effort to reclaim your domain and walk … More

Animals, Community, Humor, nature, Pets, Rules for Cohabitation, Usefulness

A Skeptical Simon Johnson on The Sun King, The Inside Man, and “Too Big to Regulate”

Almost everyone agrees that our financial system is broken. That our government is complicit in this broken system. That the … More

Capitalism, Economy, Governance, James Kwak, Marcy Kaptur, Simon Johnson

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