In part one of this two-part series, I wrote of how the American dream had changed since my father's time. The promise of ever-increasin...

by Nomad Let’s Begin With My Father M y father, born in 1929, grew up in the midst of the Great Depression, in what most peop...

By Nomad Part One Part Two In this the final part of the three part series, I will look at the stormy conclusion to the confirmation he...

by Nomad I t always comes as a shock to realize that many people may not be aware of the history of Supreme Court Justice Claren...

by Nomad B ack in March of 2001, speaking at the Gridiron Club dinner, George W. Bush made this remark, presumably in an attempt at...

by Nomad A Close look at Wendy Gramm In this the final part of my investigation into the Gramms, I’d like to deal with Wendy’s rel...

by Noma d In this the third in the series, I want to take a moment to examine the life and deeds of the wife of Phil Gramm, Wendy Lee Gra...

  by Nomad To Return to Part One In part two of this four-part series, we will continue to look at Phil Gramm, mentor to Rick Perry...

  by Nomad The four-part saga of power couple Phil and Wendy Gramm requires both a seat belt and an airbag. Their careers span both t...

by Nomad The career of Joseph Allbaugh is one of those journalist's treasure troves. This post is a little long but offers more t...

by Nomad Over the years Sarah Palin has carefully crafted an image of being a crusader against "crony capitalism." However,...