As promised in an earlier post, here are my favorite films of all time. I found every single one of these to be inspirational in one way or another. Obviously, the title of my memoir, “The Best Six Years of Any Life”, was “borrowed” from the 1946 movie of the year. The final movie on […]

Knowing that I love movies, people sometimes ask me for recommendations. I am anything but a knowledgeable movie critic and there are many outstanding pictures that I never see. This list is obviously quite arbitrary but it contains some of my favorites over the past decade or so. A (similarly biased and subjective) list of […]

Working only 2 days a week! Teaching only 2 courses! It’s WONDERFUL!! Why didn’t I do this years ago? More time to be with my family, read, write, play with my grand cat (Gato!!), and……….whatever….   Funny thing. In my huge stack of books to read, not a single one is about economics. I’m into literature […]

In addition to experiencing the dramatic decline firsthand, I have been following this literature for several years. The books shown here are among the best in documenting the pathetic incompetence of university administrators who are destroying what is left of a once highly respected American educational system. For nearly 50 years, I have found teaching […]

  Among the books I have enjoyed during 2014, these were my favorites. Not only do I highly recommend every one but I would also be happy to discuss any of those pictured here with interested readers. To anyone who may see this post, feel free to suggest books that you may have found similarly […]

On December 11, the WLT welcomed to its offices and honored those: who taught classes for aspiring writers, who conducted panel discussions open to the public, and who donated generously in support of the WLT mission. As a member of the Writers’ League Board of Directors, I was privileged to participate in the holiday cheer […]

Book Festival weekend this year was even more spectacular than last year! Big name authors (Norman Lear, John Dean, Douglas Brinkley, Joyce Carol Oates, Ziggie Marley, Francis Fukuyama and many others) from across the country were featured. It was an honor to volunteer at the booth of the Writers League of Texas where many new […]

A MICRO VIEW OF INDUSTRY, co-authored with Hilal Yilmaz, is now available and can be ordered through any bookstore. It presents an up to date account of how economists see the complex world of business and government. The minimum wage controversy, our country’s vibrant small businesses, the latest corporate scandals, the design of government programs, […]

This fall, my 22nd BOOK will be available. Co-authored with my distinguished colleague, Hilal Yilmaz, a brilliant young economist from Turkey, A MICRO VIEW OF INDUSTRY will be published by CAT Publishing Company of Palo Cedro, California. The book will draw on both of our career experiences and will present an up to date account […]