2018 Books in Review
I love seeing which books made an impact on people. This year I’m sharing my own reading list along with a few comments/quotes. Interested to hear what you read as well.
Year: 2018
Don’t blame buybacks
Do corporate share buybacks expose consumers to the business end of a bull market? Reasonable observers can find a lot to criticize about the 2017 tax reform bill, but an increase in corporate share buybacks shouldn’t be one of them. I outline five reasons why.
3 reasons I opposed Kavanaugh
On balance, Judge Kavanaugh – though well credentialed and impressive in several respects – failed to demonstrate sober discretion both in his professional past and during the nomination hearings. The Supreme Court simply demands more.
SCOTUS nominations don’t have to be this painful
We can avoid such contentious nominations in the future by putting more effort towards electing effective legislators rather than relying on the Supreme Court to fulfill our policy goals and by restoring the filibuster in the Senate.
All husk and no kernel
Outdated ethanol policies failed to live up to their promise. Will new EPA leadership allow them to continue?
[Pictured above: The original Senate Subway takes Members and staff to and from the Capitol from the Russell Senate Office Building.]
Thoughts on thoughts
The conflict inherent to our polarized public discourse is most often rooted in the means rather than the ends. Simply making this distinction should help cool our tempers. A mutually sincere interest in finding policy solutions for shared values should guide our debates.