How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Debt
Why America's outsized debt is wonderful
Paradise Found
In the Paradise Found series, we are describing what we find upon returning to the United States after 25 years
Is There Pleasure and Profit in Walking to Places?
Is it because we're pressed for time that we don't want to get out of our cars? Or because we don't want to walk?
Do We Have Any Rights as Taxpayers? (Newsletter 075)
Only one in ten Americans trust themselves to file their tax return without outside help.
I've Got a Tip for You (Newsletter 074)
Tipping in America requires just a few ingredients: a transaction involving at least two individuals and money changing hands, including electronically.
The Scorecard One Year On – Is Anyone Winning? (Newsletter 071)
We can turn America's score around if we want. But first we have to accept that no one else is coming to do it for us.
Looking On the Bright Side (Newsletter 070)
The more you are willing to look honestly at the ugliness in modern life, the more vital it is you add optimism to your mix.
The Downside to Academic Life in the United States
I can either go along and not make waves, or I can be an interesting and honest teacher who challenges students to think and learn. I'm not at all sure I can do both.
Slouching Towards Catastrophe (Newsletter 069)
Without deprivation, plenty goes unremarked. Without hardship and suffering, ease is little regarded.
How Will America Decline?
A history of success in almost any endeavor does not guarantee success forever. In fact, it would be foolish to assume so.