ArnoldBlog [ahr-nold-bläg]

Wherein the author waxes eloquently, or at least waxes, on consumer issues with asides about such truly important issues as cars, Dartmouth and Secretariat.

When Paul McCartney sang, “You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead,” he might have been describing my 35+...

Apr 9, 2021

Since 2020 has been such a train wreck, Landon asked me for a post-election essay on political humor. If you want a smile, click here for...

Dec 23, 2020

The outpouring of kind words after President Bush’s passing is a deserved tribute to his leadership as President and his public service....

Dec 13, 2018

With the election season over, a bit of humor might be an appropriate balm to all the acrimony from the past several weeks. Thirty years...

Nov 8, 2018

With former First Lady Barbara Bush’s passing, the nation mourns a wonderful, remarkable First Lady whose signature issue was a lifelong...

Apr 20, 2018

A remarkable event happened in DC this week: Something was actually accomplished with a minimum of bluster. On Thursday, the Senate voted...

Feb 12, 2016

(Note: Dawson & Associates, which I have been affiliated with since 2008, has posted my blog here.) A storm of controversy has erupted...

Dec 11, 2015

Sorry for the long drought in blogs. Chalk it up to global warming. Former Slate and New Republic editor Michael Kinsley has this...

Jan 20, 2013

Anyone wondering if remarkable people still rise to the top in Washington, D.C. should take a moment and read the email below. Sheila...

Jan 2, 2012