Suggestions: Friedman, “The Third Intifada.” “Sharon may be missed” (Economist) added 2/13/14 Friedman, “Israel’s Big Question” added 2/13/14 Earlier Jake reminded us of the relevance of City of Oranges. Effective use in both books of using family stories to reveal a larger history. … Continue reading
Best comment of the day from C-SPAN: “I’ll believe corporations are persons the first time one takes a colonoscopy.” We have read a number of books about corporate behavior, most of them rousing our moral outrage. Citizens United put … Continue reading
After the Oregonian ran an opinion piece I wrote about, in part, Tom MacCall’s sad experience attempting to do tax reform, Jake offered the following in an email: I remember clearly at 8:30 when Tom McCall arrived as usual at … Continue reading
This is the inaugural post to a blog intended to be a virtual extension of the book group. See About this Blog for a bit more explanation. Kim promised to write a summary of her presentation on The Price of Inequality: … Continue reading