Bill Kesler, Author at Occasional Planet

Trump, the great businessman? Maybe not

One can always count on Robert Reich to make savvy observations about politics and finance. Bring the two topics together, and it makes for

I recently received an email from Senator Claire McCaskill, D-MO, asking for my ideas about Congress’ efforts in the months to come. As Claire

They look almost prehistoric. Like ancient pictographs drawn on the wall of a tomb. They are Google Earth views of the Davis-Monthan Air Force

Spend a little time on the Ft. Lauderdale water taxi and you’ll soon get a feel for the world of the 1% of the

We are not just one nation. We are eleven, according to Colin Woodard in a recent Tufts magazine article. He focuses on

In this country we debate the right of individuals to own assault style weapons with large clips. We talk about concealed carry permits and

Ask a politician where he or she stands on gun control legislation and it’s likely you will get an answer that involves “mental health.”

A month after Newtown, here comes a new shooting app—“NRA: Practice Range.” That’s right, it’s from those same tone-deaf folks who blamed video games

Want to get rid of Obamacare? Take heed of the story Nicholas Kristof tells in a recent New York Times posting. His long-time friend

A lot of creativity is absent from the current crop of national political ads. According to Studio360’s Kurt Anderson, The real problem with campaign