BookView Review interviewed me recently about my current release, Sultan Road. Questions About Your Writing Philosophy: Q. What was an early experience where you learned that language had power? A. Both my parents were very articulate in their use of the English language. My mother in particular taught English in High School. I absorbed enough […]
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR OF SULTAN ROAD Read More »
After the American Revolution it became abundantly clear that a better form of democracy was needed for the new nation than what was supplied by the Articles of Confederation. But what type of democracy would this mean, and what could the framers go by? There was no suitable working model of democracy that could be
WHAT WAS NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST DEMOCRACY? Read More »
On December 7, 1941, U.S. naval and military bases at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii were attacked by Japanese Naval and Air Forces. The next day, Congress declared war, sending the U.S. headlong into World War II. But was the United States virtually at war before the attack? Neutrality Zone: Although hostilities were taking place
WAS THE UNITED STATES ENGAGED IN WORLD WAR II BEFORE THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR? Read More »
Thanksgiving is coming up soon, and plans for the holiday feast should be forming up. If you’re up for a change from the traditional roast turkey, how about smoking a turkey on a charcoal grill. It’s easy to do, relatively inexpensive, and it tastes delicious. Here’s how it all works. The Grill: The best grill
FOR THIS THANKSGIVING, HOW ABOUT A SMOKED TURKEY Read More »
The hydrogen economy is one of the best kept secrets of today’s climate change movement. There are current uses for hydrogen and numerous future prospects, but it will take some technological improvements to put hydrogen as an energy source into the four corners of the economy. The question then becomes, what is the hydrogen economy,
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY? Read More »
All investments, big or small, have three structural components: the amount of money invested, the expected rate of return, and the time or duration of the investment. Many investors, especially smaller, private ones, are familiar with the first two components, but don’t pay that much attention to the third one. The Time Value of Money:
TIME: THE FORGOTTEN DIMENSION OF INVESTING Read More »
The supply chains in the U.S. are clogged with merchandise enroute from foreign manufacturers to domestic distributors and retailers. The consequences of this include record-breaking shipping rates, long queues of vessels that must wait over a week to reach a berth in U.S. ports, and logjams at railroad yards. Most of these issues pertain to
WHAT’S BEHIND THE SUPPLY CHAIN BACKLOG? Read More »
The United States Supreme Court has nine justices—one chief justice and eight associate justices. It was created by Article III of the U.S. Constitution that organized the judicial power of the Federal Government into “one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” However, Article
HOW DID THE SUPREME COURT GET SET TO NINE JUSTICES? Read More »
As the Covid-19 pandemic slowly retreats, will the economies the major cities of developed nations in particular return to their pre-pandemic ways? Will the wave of telecommuting continue and even increase in scope? The answers will take substantial time to be realized, but there are signs of change that could become permanent. Exodus From Urban
CAN CITY CENTERS RECAPTURE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY? Read More »
You’ve invested time and much of your savings into your portfolio. You’ve carefully and painstakingly made the best choices you could for the stocks that you own. The stock market has shown you that it does not always co-operate with your carefully laid plans. Is it the right time to sell? Good Entry Points: To
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO SELL STOCKS? Read More »