Funny how things work out. Last month, I read Angus Deaton’s book, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (2013). It was so readable, informative, and relevant…
Read moreA couple of years ago, the media was abuzz with the news that the venerable American industrial snack cake business, Hostess, might meet its demise, and with it the Twinkie, a…
Read moreI’d been to the Clay estate in Ashland, now part of Lexington, Kentucky, many times before. Its grounds, with their towering trees, make a lovely place to walk. Last week,…
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