Donald Trump doesn’t reason like a typical politician and has no fiscal discipline, says David Hoppe, Paul Ryan’s former chief of staff.  (“Hey, Paul Ryan, What’s Up?” by Anna Edgerton, Bloomberg Businessweek, Dec. 17, 2018, pg. 40.)  Hoppe blames Trump for a looming finan

The beginning of a new year is a good time to take stock of the human race.  Frankly, I’m surprised we’re still around, having been in one conflict or another for the past 2000 years.   Beyond that, we spend a good deal of time thinking about money and are willing to gut the pl

Monika Bauerlein, CEO of Mother Jones, thinks President Donald Trump’s apparent madness has method in it.  (Why Does the Press Keep Helping Trump?” by Monika Bauerlein, Mother Jones, Jan/Feb 2018 pg. 5.)  She accuses him of spinning the truth each day, not to influence, but to c

Nancy Pelosi may turn out to be the IT girl of modern politics.  Those who view her as “old guard” and argue it’s time for a change, might be looking out the rear view window while Nancy, sitting in the driver’s seat, has a clear view of the road ahead.   Oh yes, at least o

The week of George Herbert Bush’s funeral showed us an America divided.  Republicans, the party of disgruntled whites, lionized the deceased president in an effort to reclaim the moral high ground.  Democrats spent their time pointing to the gaping disparity between the conduct of

A friend emailed me a question the other day.  ” Caroline, can you suggest any artists you think I would enjoy?  I’ve cleared a few walls and even though it’s not a financially good time for new, original art, I think prints can sometimes be found at quite reasonable p

As one writer recently observed about Wikipedia, when it began it  was “the dumbest idea in history.” (“The Great Upwelling,” by Kevin Kelly, Wired, October, 2018, pg. 43.)  The reason?  The service was free.  How can an enterprise make money when there’s no fee? I wonde

What frightens me about the generation that is building technologies to exploit the internet is its youth.  I fear these visionaries are too inexperienced to be left in total control.  Mark Zuckerberg’s motto, “Move fast and break things,” reflects the same rebellious attitude

The day I was to meet a friend for coffee, an unexpected email arrived from him.  As the message was about a contract and included an  attachment — my friend being a real estate agent — I assumed he had sent the message in error and forwarded it back to him.  When we me

The government wants people to work into their 70s to relieve social security’s debt obligations.  But doing so has numerous effects, most dramatically on the young.  When older workers prolong their employment, younger ones can’t find jobs or are forced to take those with low w