Just finished watching the Thursday, June 27, 2024 Presidential Debate.  I can’t take it anymore.  At the risk of starting a food fight, here’s what I think.  Full disclosure.  I’m a centrist Democrat … probably more conservative-leaning on national security,...

  Everything I’ve read by Steven Brill is top-notch:  informative, addresses an important topic, unbiased, fact based and data rich, and very readable.  America’s Bitter Pill is no exception… and it will likely piss you off.   A headline might be:  the US healthcare system...

I often wonder if legalizing all drugs would benefit society.  Why? 1.)  Some control (like with alcohol and gambling) is lot, lot better than no control.   No control of drugs is today’s status quo, despite decades of law enforcement priority and efforts. ...

I’ve been wearing Jack Purcell’s for about a decade now.  After a hiatus of, oh, about 50 years.  In my early teens, they were what I wore when I lived on a tennis court about 6 hours a day.  Even with double Wigwam socks, my ankles were stiff and sore in morning...