I’ve been thinking about my father recently. Although he and my mother are now long dead, and I don’t think about them very often, I think of Dad less often, perhaps because he was a quiet man. Taciturn. Guarded. Thoughtful. Except, that is, when it came to his work and sometimes to politics and social issues, about which he could feel quite passionate. Those subjects were often intertwined for him, and he repeatedly tried to influence how his teenage son (me) thought about such things. Our dinner table arguments could get quite fierce. No matter what position one of us took, the other would leap to the opposite extreme even if we knew we were being absurd and actually pretty much agreed with each other. I often think I take after Dad in personality far more often than I ever thought I would or wanted to. Which just goes to show you … what? That fathers have far more influence than you think they do? That slow and steady sometimes wins the race? That male role models really do matter, that they make a difference (for good or ill)?
Trump hasn't been President for 3 years! Anyway, why the picture of Gold? I tried reading the article, but must have missed the part about what your dad taught you. It was, Trump this, and Trump that. If your dad, the budget director was here, maybe he'd say we shouldn't be paying billions to Ukraine to kill people, when Hawaii and American Citizens are homeless, and inflation and spending is run amok.
Well said, Michael. As it happens, I just started reading Robert Reich, "The System. Who Rigged It, How We Fix It." It's a very readable, short book, expressing similar views, actually stronger than yours.
Trump hasn't been President for 3 years! Anyway, why the picture of Gold? I tried reading the article, but must have missed the part about what your dad taught you. It was, Trump this, and Trump that. If your dad, the budget director was here, maybe he'd say we shouldn't be paying billions to Ukraine to kill people, when Hawaii and American Citizens are homeless, and inflation and spending is run amok.
Well said, Michael. As it happens, I just started reading Robert Reich, "The System. Who Rigged It, How We Fix It." It's a very readable, short book, expressing similar views, actually stronger than yours.