Recent Blog Posts
Can You Keep War Bonds Out of Your Socially-Responsible Investments?
The U.S. government borrows money by selling Treasury bonds and other similar securities (“treasuries”). Much of the money it borrows in this way goes to the military, so people who do not want to help finance the military will want...Continue reading→
Note to Self: Change Can Come
Yesterday I had a lovely swim in the ocean with friends who had rented a beach house for a couple weeks. What a privilege to float on my back looking up at the blue sky or to watch the sanderlings...Continue reading→
Restructure the Pentagon, Not the Post Office
The same section of the Constitution that established the military also instituted post offices and post roads. The United States Postal Services remains one of the few government agencies authorized by the Constitution and it remains an independent organization within...Continue reading→
Bewildering Federal Budget
I recently read a guest editorial in my local newspaper that noted the startling fact that there is a “$437 million budget for the military’s 130 marching bands.” Setting aside the question of why each band needs to cost over...Continue reading→