November 2024
13 articles published this month.
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Inside This Issue...
November Issue: Milton Friedman, Elections, And Wealth
Lots to share with you in this November issue, including a quiz to take before you vote, a brief history of how I became a conservative, highlights of my adventure in October, investment advice on gold, real…
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Notes From My Journal
Catching Up: A Look Back at October
Several readers wrote to say that they aren’t thrilled about my changing this blog to once a month. They were accustomed to hearing from me at least once a week, and they wondered if something terrible might…
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Worth Considering
Why I’ll (Probably) Vote Next Week
Why I’ll (Probably) Vote Next Week My 50-Year Transition Towards Conservatism Brett, the young man who cuts my hair every three weeks, was an early voter this year. We talked about his choices – the votes he…
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Your Monthly Quiz
Last-Minute Chance to Test Yourself: Are You Knowledgeable Enough to Be a Responsible Voter?
This month’s quiz touches on American political and presidential history, including a few questions whose answers may surprise you. The Questions 1. There are only three requirements to be US President…
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Introducing...
The Genius and Charisma of Milton Friedman
The Genius and Charisma of Milton Friedman A Very Short Video Course That I Put Together Economics is a subject that you should have at least a rudimentary understanding of if you want to speak intelligently…
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Books I'm Recommending
Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative
By Jennifer Burns 592 pages Published: Nov. 2023 I’ve just begun reading this book – another part of the Milton Friedman binge I’ve been on. So far, I’m very happy with it and would recommend it without…
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Articles and Essays I’m Recommending
Garrett Baldwin on the Global Shift to Gold
As a consultant to Agora, the largest publisher of financial advice in the world, I read a lot of economic and investment commentary every month. Below, I’m reprinting a good part of an essay published in the…
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Movies/TV Shows/Series I'm Recommending
Kleo
An 8-part series on Netflix Approx. 1 hour per episode First episode: Aug. 19, 2022 I reviewed the first episode of this series in the Oct. 25, 2022 issue. I stopped watching it soon after that. Not because it…
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Videos Worth Watching
You Were Probably Taught to Read the Wrong Way
Watch Time: 8.45 min. In this episode of Otherwords, a PBS series recently recommended to me, Erica Brozovsky provides a concise history of the pedagogy of reading, including a battle that’s waged for years…
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What I'm Listening To
Briana Wu on Bari Weiss’s podcast
Listening Time: 1 hr. 19 min. I’d never heard of Briana Wu before I listened to this. Wu is a trans woman who supports trans rights and some progressive ideas, but in recent years has rejected some of the most…
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Books I’m Writing
A Hasty Site Plan, an Early Windfall, a Lesson in Real World Economics
Chapter Two of The Challenge of Charity It was a crude sketch, pencil drawn on the inside cover of a book I was reading. I think it was Mark Twain’s A Tramp Abroad… It represented our oceanfront lots. A grid…
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Photo of the Month
How times have changed
When Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor of California, he donated a statue of himself to the hotel pictured above. At the time, he says, the hotel management told him that he could “come at any time” – that he…
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Readers Write
Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr.'s Enduring Legacy
“Someone you probably never heard of that made a difference in all our lives” – from GM: “Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr. passed away at age 107. His remarkable life and contributions to both his community…
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