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Wherein the author waxes eloquently, or at least waxes, on consumer issues with asides about such truly important issues as cars, Dartmouth and Secretariat.
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Apr 9, 2021
"You cannot expect to have good press if you're not doing good things"
When Paul McCartney sang, “You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead,” he might have been describing my 35+...
Dec 23, 2020
Politicians can be funny. No, really
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 13, 2018
Remembering 41: "If his glare had been a knife, it would have sliced through the USS Missouri"
The outpouring of kind words after President Bush’s passing is a deserved tribute to his leadership as President and his public service....


Nov 8, 2018
Al Gore, Humorist
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...

Apr 20, 2018
Remembering Barbara Bush
With former First Lady Barbara Bush’s passing, the nation mourns a wonderful, remarkable First Lady whose signature issue was a lifelong...


Feb 12, 2016
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been...
A remarkable event happened in DC this week: Something was actually accomplished with a minimum of bluster. On Thursday, the Senate voted...
Dec 10, 2015
Killing O'Reilly
(Note: Dawson & Associates, which I have been affiliated with since 2008, has posted my blog here.) A storm of controversy has erupted...


Jan 19, 2013
Recalling "Dictatorships & Double Standards"
Sorry for the long drought in blogs. Chalk it up to global warming. Former Slate and New Republic editor Michael Kinsley has this...


Jan 1, 2012
A Class Act
Anyone wondering if remarkable people still rise to the top in Washington, D.C. should take a moment and read the email below. Sheila...
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