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It’s Never Too Late: An Ode to Late Bloomers and Personal Reinvention
I love basketball, always have, always will. Facebook knows this because my daily feed consists of videos of Grayson Boucher -- aka “The Professor” …
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Why a Government Shutdown Later this Year is More Likely than a Debt Default
I’ve been meaning to write for some time about how the debt ceiling standoff this time is going to be resolved, but now that Secretary Yellen has said…
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Economic Good News Now Can Be Bad News for Democrats, But Good News for Republicans, in 2024:
Unless the Republicans Damage Themselves (Again), with Manchin
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New Year’s Question: Why Write/Read Substack Posts?
And other Meditations on Why We’re Here
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You’re Never Too Old to Make New Life-Long Friends
How a Late Basketball Legend Made It Happen for Me (with an Addendum)
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Mid-Term Bullets to Democracy Substantially Dodged
But Plenty of Elephants in our “Political Room” Remain, So Buckle Up
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Time for Out of the Box Policy on Climate Change: Geo-Engineering
When I have something published (less common as I age), I normally just tweet it and post something about it on Facebook – like other authors. But not…
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In Praise of Radical Moderation
Alice Rivlin’s Last Book, “Divided We Fall,” and Some Personal Reflections on a Remarkable American
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