When I think about my discussions with my conservative friends, I often think of the Dialogues of Plato in which Plato matches wits with other men. Several characters argue a topic by asking questions of each other. I’m going to begin The Dialogues of Duke. They can be found at www.dukerone.blogspot.com Over the years, I’ve exchanged e-mails with my conservative friends … [Read more...] about Dialogues of Duke
Politics
The Welfare State’s Reckoning
To flourish the welfare state requires favorable economics and demographics: rapid economic growth to pay for social benefits; and young populations to support the old. Both economics and demographics (in the US) have moved adversely. The paradox is that the welfare state, designed to improve security and dampen social conflict, now looms as an engine for insecurity, … [Read more...] about The Welfare State’s Reckoning
The Weight of Walmart
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Occupy Theme Song
The Occupy movement needs a song. I was playing the song At the End of the Day from the musical Les Miserable on the piano the other day when Wendy, my daughter-in-law and I both thought "that’s perfect for the Occupy Movement.” Here are the words. They’re not perfect, but they say a lot about what’s happening in America today. At the End of the Day [1823, … [Read more...] about Occupy Theme Song
New Blog
I started a new blog at http://jakesgold.com This is a blog about writing, mine as well as others. Make sure you sign up for the RSS feed by clicking on the orange RSS symbol both here and at http://jakesgold.com so you'll know when I post to the blog. I just spent a week at the Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference and have been responding to comments made about the parts of … [Read more...] about New Blog