Thoughts on Life
My Mom Wrote A Book!
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- Tuesday 6th February 2007
A moment for a little bit of family logrolling:
My mom grew up in Berlin, as the Nazis were taking over Germany and getting ready for the Holocaust. She’s written (along with three friends), a fine book called ~and Then There Were Four: Berlin Memories – 1930s And Beyond , about what it was like in the schools, on the streets, and at home while civilization crumbled.
My mom’s a good…
Politics
The Best Government Money Can Buy
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- Tuesday 6th February 2007
The dog’s breakfast that is electoral politics in the U.S. is, at base, a simple, market-oriented process.
1) It costs millions of dollars to run for almost any national political office.
2) Anyone running for national office – no matter how idealistic they may be when they begin – must raise a whole lot of money, unless thay have millions of their own to blow.
3) In order to raise…
