Politics
Risky Times
“The attempt to control risk by lowering interest rates reduces the cost of taking risk and so ends up increasing the aggregate amount of risk in the system.” Edward Chancellor, author The Price of Time
Parties
“Political parties are like sports teams, they often disappoint, but they are still your team.” A photo from the FDR Memorial taken a few years ago when I was in DC with Gene and Carole.
Inspiration
Extraordinary, Ordinary People By Condoleezza Rice If you want to understand nuances of the black experience in America read this book. Put aside your politics and your preconceptions and immerse yourself in a story of what it was like raising a black girl in Bull Conner’s Birmingham, Alabama. In the book she explains why she is a Republican and why she favors affirmative action and much more. But it is mostly a tribute to her parents and their selfless efforts to raise a wonderful daughter… Read More »Inspiration
Democracy
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and that they deserve to get it good and hard.” H.L. Mencken A field of poppies near the VOAZ trail in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.
A Choice
“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis Tomorrow I start a run of flower photos.
Political Office
“The most important political office is that of the private citizen” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis A Sunset from Maui last December.
Publicity
“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases.” Associate Justice Louis Brandeis I call the Arizona Sunsets our equivalent of the Northern Lights.