An Alternate “State of the Union” Preamble

In recognition of President Obama’s State of the Union address, I’d like to share with you the very different approach of President William Harrison in my novel, The President, written almost twenty years ago.  Enjoy. State of the Union Preamble  ...
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This post originally appeared as a guest post by Parker Hudson at MichaelYoussef.com on December 16, 2013. It is particularly relevant to the fictional story told in Enemy In The Room. Since I am occasionally critical of our President’s foreign policies, I have...
Vote For Me and You Can Stay On Your Parents’ Health Plan

Vote For Me and You Can Stay On Your Parents’ Health Plan

It’s a benefit I’m giving to you. And I’m doing good stuff for millions of other folks, too.  It’s all free, paid for by your parents and the huge insurance companies.  Feels great, doesn’t it! Well, yes, we actually did have to cancel your parents’ plan.  It wasn’t...

Things We Like #5: Today’s Challenge

I knew that getting older there would be challenges, but I had not anticipated this one. Today I had to estimate how many incandescent light bulbs to buy so that we can read in bed and light our den until we croak.  The NannyState has outlawed them. So, being...
Why Not Try Healthcare Vouchers?

Why Not Try Healthcare Vouchers?

The healthcare delivery and payment debacle of the previous decades, brought to a head with the passage and current dismantling of Obamacare, lead us to find an alternative that might actually work. As neither a doctor nor a politician, but as a student of economics,...