Talking politics

When we went on the air Tuesday night on KBIA to cover the election I said the big story is on which end of the continuum will Democrats fall: Democratic Miracle or Democratic Disaster? We have at least partial answers.

Today’s commentary is one of my favorites – forecasting next week’s elections after talking to my Democratic and Republican insiders. As usual, they agree more than they disagree, but the disagreements are sharper this time. Let’s get right to it.

I just finished The Man Who Broke Capitalism, a book by David Gelles. The subtitle, How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America, illuminates a dispiriting tale of how a ruthless and greedy CEO destroyed General Electric, once one of the best known and most successful businesses in the country, and, more importantly, ushered in a new economy dominated by downsizing, off-shoring and financial manipulation.

I’m not on social media. Well, I’m on LinkedIn maybe twice a month, if that counts. You should try ignoring social media sometime. Or better – quitting. I hear it’s a potential cure for insanity. But I digress.I was recently introduced to a new concept: The Attention Economy, evidently the successor to the Information Economy.

I continue to think about the initial and enduring appeal of Donald Trump the man. I’m also interested in Trump the movement, which is basically an outlet…

Rush Limbaugh died on February 17. He leaves a complicated legacy. He was the Kansas City Royals’ most famous former group sales director. He was…

Dear Listener,Here’s some breaking news: I have seen the draft design for the Trump Presidential Library. I don’t know where it’s going to be located. It…

Since January 6, a sizeable and rapidly growing portion of the 74 million citizens who voted for Donald Trump have come to realize that it’s probably a…

Dear Diary,Tuesday, January 12: Please pardon my cynicism about the announcement by a number of corporations that they will “pause” – the verb is…

If I kept a daily tab of the past week or so, it might read like this:Dear Diary,New Year’s Day: Our own Sen. Hawley plans to formally contest the…