My Happiest MomentIn 1982, I had to outride a storm to reach safety. The outcome was a high point in my life.Feb 15Feb 15
Cirque de ConsolationThis is a tale about, among other things, morels, those dark and tasty mushrooms that cost maybe fifty bucks a pound, if you can get them…Feb 12Feb 12
A Discontinuity That’s Certain, and Probably NegativeFour possible economic outcomes of the election: status quo, disruption, deregulation, or recession, all divergent and depending on who…Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 2024
What This Country Needs is …We were hiking along the West Highland Way when we ran into an old fashioned conservative Republican. She felt she had nowhere to go.Aug 17, 20241Aug 17, 20241
Safety ValveIn which we deputize a coconspirator as insurance against our plan possibly going sidewaysJun 21, 2024Jun 21, 2024
Coats and Ties Can’t Hide the Nature of Adolescent BoysIn which a bad boy and chaos architect is expelled from an elite school but still gets the last laugh.Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024
The Missing Voice Of Charlie HebdoA chance discovery of a French satirical writer and political cartoonist leads to a lifelong inquiry into the nature of free expression.Jun 6, 2024Jun 6, 2024
