In my book, Locally Grown: The Art of Sustainable Government, I talk about how our country's bottom up design of 20,000 zip codes, 50 states and 1 Federal government, brilliantly distributes power within that bottom-up infrastructure. Our Founders intended most governance to be done locally. And about the inherent dangers of too much centralized power. My book exposes the unsustainability of our government debt and the awful bargain we make when we exchange freedom for security. I introduce…
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Jim Kunstler’s Substack is a must read for me each week. He synthesizes the current events of the week through his wry and irreverent sense of humor. It’s rare a that journalist can tell you the facts and make you laugh at the same time. Jim was born in New York City in 1948 and spent most of his childhood there. He has worked as a reporter and feature writer for a number of newspapers including…
I am lucky to have David Hunter as “a guy in the neighborhood”, especially at such a volatile time around the world. David and I are somewhat on opposite sides of the aisle so you will hear a really good discussion trying to find middle ground, where the truth usually lies. United We Stand. Divided We Fall. Each One for the Other, and All for All.
Today my guest is Tommy Potter a student at the University of Michigan who I met while visiting my daughter this fall. Our conversation over coffee was just so interesting, I had to have him on my podcast. I think it is critical for us oldsters to elevate this future generation of leaders who will be instrumental to the survival and prospering of our society as time passes. The list of Tommy’s…
Now that winter is here, I start to long for those comfort foods like stews and soups and pasta dishes. One of my go-to recipes is pasta and Bolognese sauce, or ragù alla Bolognese. It’s one of Italy's most celebrated culinary creations. Here’s my take on this classic. United We Stand. Divided We Fall. Each One for the Other, and All for All.
AI read my 285-page book and produced a cool podcast summarizing the key ideas. Google LM Notebook created a podcast with natural human characters talking. Complicated subject matter is boiled down to layman’s terms so it’s understandable with a level of interaction that is indistinguishable from real humans. I was blown away. United We Stand. Divided We Fall. Each One for the Other, and All for…
I’m a Boomer, married to a Gen Xer, with Gen Z kids. My and my parents’ generation has left us with an ever-expanding unsustainable federal government that has taken on a life of its own, and we are sticking our kids with the bill. However, all is not lost. There are lots of smart, practical and patriotic kids who are willing to step up now to be part of the solution that rights the American ship.…
In the words of the immortal Joan Jett, "I love Rock & Roll so put another dime in the jukebox baby." Join me and my older cousin Tom Fini as we traverse the decades from his early 1960s band, the Del Mars, to todays music including one of my original songs. We explore the singer-songwriter ethos, within the context of protest music then and now. Stop what you’re doing and put on those headphones…
My guest today is American entrepreneur and politician, Christopher Collins. Chris served as the U.S. representative for New York's 27th congressional district (Buffalo NY area) from 2013 until 2019. Prior to his time in Congress, he ran for Erie County Executive in 2007 on a platform of smaller county government, lower taxes and operating efficiency and he defeated the Democrat incumbent with 63%…
Laz Lopez joins me today to tell his family's story of escaping communist Cuba and achieving the American Dream as a successful business owner in the U.S. In these challenging times, it's just the reminder we need about how precious and tenuous our American freedom really is. United We Stand. Divided We Fall. Each One for the Other, and All for All.
Elon Musk recently labeled NPR and PBS as “government-funded media” on Twitter, angering both organizations. Is he right, and does it matter anyway? For many years, I supported PBS and NPR financially. I just loved their music, movies and documentaries and their news and opinion programs, that while left leaning, were conducted in a civil tone. They at least made token attempts to cover both sides…
