Do you sound like a tobacco lobbyist?

Do the Words Give the Game Away I have just re-read Christopher Buckley’s “Thank you for Smoking” and completed “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” by Dr.  Siddhartha Mukherjee Pulwitzer, who is an oncologist (a doctor of Cancer). I read Dr.  Siddhartha Mukherjee Pulwitzer Prize winning book because I wanted to better … Read more

Imagine What 28 People Could Do For You

Steal ideas and solutions from those far smarter than you Yesterday was a good day. I was having coffee with two young people whose opinions and insights I find very valuable. We digressed from the matter at hand and looked at what you really need to spot and defend or promote your political interests in … Read more

A Checklist for getting the right law

I enjoyed “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande. It puts forward a simple idea to avoid mistakes. Use a checklist to work through the action steps you need to take. It is used by pilots. Gawande wants doctors to use it to reduce accidents in surgery. I think  political campaigners … Read more