Category Archives: Current Opinions

August 27, 2013   I offer a simple solution to the complex Mexican border problem. The United States should buy Mexico. So far, twelve million Mexican nationals (give or take a million) have indicated a preference for living and working … Continue reading →

August 20, 2013 The sports seasons are changing and I’m morose. We’re about to leave golf with its lovely verdant playing fields and the talented, articulate, drug-free athletes who compete thereon. These are family oriented gentlemen who respect one another … Continue reading →

August 19, 2013   The drumbeat continues to praise America’s form of democracy. GW Bush tried unsuccessfully to instill it in Iraq and Afghanistan in the face of thousands of years of tribal law and Islamic theory. The result thus … Continue reading →

August 6, 2013 Who has not, at one time or another, fantasized about living under a benign dictator? Certainly the majority of people living in Dubai and United Arab Emirates have prospered in recent years. It may not be apparent … Continue reading →

July 31, 2013 Uprisings in North Africa and the deterioration of major U.S. cities (Detroit, Camden NJ, Watts, etc.) have at least one common strain: Poor citizens are demanding more creature comforts from their government. TV and Internet have exposed … Continue reading →

July 27, 2013 I could not be happier while watching the travesty of sailboat racing currently unfolding in San Francisco Bay. The unfortunate death of one sailor should have been enough to end this fantasy quest by a bored billionaire … Continue reading →

July 26, 2013 Our society has devolved to a state where accidents “simply cannot happen”. There must be a culprit behind every ‘tragedy’. Legions of hungry lawyers and Walter Cronkite wannabes feel compelled to sniff out and prosecute anyone within … Continue reading →

July 21, 2013 Today’s New York Times front page story about Goldman Sachs manipulating the supply and price of aluminum took me back to 1980 when the Hunt Brothers (Lamar, Bunker & Herbert) cornered the silver market by accumulating 60 … Continue reading →

July 20, 2013 In yet another reason to require an intelligence test for voter eligibility, two disgraced narcissists are seeking office in NYC .  Both are leading in the polls. Anthony Weiner, former congressman who was forced to resign in … Continue reading →

July 17, 2013 Passed a construction site today where a swimming pool company was being razed to build a bank branch. Got curious so performed a non-scientific survey:  In the town of Fairfield, CT, population 58,000, 10,500 of whom are … Continue reading →