Letter to a Trump Supporter #6: Black Homicides
This is the sixth in my series of “Letters to a Trump Supporter,” from correspondence with a family friend who supports Mr. Trump. Continuing our conversation about race, he sent me a video about violent crimes committed by black Americans. This was my response.
Letter to a Trump Supporter #5: Affirmative Action
This is the fifth in my series of “Letters to a Trump Supporter,” from correspondence with a family friend who supports Mr. Trump. Continuing our conversation about Barack Obama, he sent me a so-called “Newsweek” article blaming affirmative action for the Obama presidency. This was my response.
Letter to a Trump Supporter #4: Barack Obama's Christian Faith
This is the fourth in my series of “Letters to a Trump Supporter,” from correspondence with a family friend who supports Mr. Trump. Continuing our conversation about Christianity, he sent me a chain email accusing President Obama of silencing Christians and promoting Islam. This was my response.
Letter to a Trump Supporter #3: Liberation Theology
This is the third in my series of “Letters to a Trump Supporter,” from correspondence with a family friend who supports Mr. Trump. Continuing our conversation about Central and South America, he sent me a blog post accusing Tim Kaine of being a Marxist for his association with “liberation theology.” This was my response.
Letter to a Trump Supporter #2: Path to Citizenship
This is the second in my series of “Letters to a Trump Supporter,” from correspondence with a family friend who supports Mr. Trump. In keeping with the immigration theme, my friend asked, "“Do you agree to limit the number coming or agree to increase as Hillary wants?” This was my response.
Letter to a Trump Supporter #1: Undocumented Immigration
Throughout this election season, I have been corresponding with a family friend who supports Donald Trump. I have explained why I oppose Mr. Trump and why I see the country so differently than he does. In this final month leading up to Election Day, I will publish these “Letters to a Trump Supporter” on this blog. I will begin with the issue that started it all: undocumented immigration.
Announcing the Release of My New Movie, "Autumn Lights"!
Finally, I can announce the release of my new film, Autumn Lights: "Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American rights to U.S.-Icelandic co-production, Autumn Lights. The mystery drama will go out in a limited theatrical release on October 21 with a day-and-date VOD debut."
Check Out My New Interview on Student Loans!
“Let’s not mince words,” economist Anthony Orlando says. “Student loans are killing people. People need to understand just how big a problem we’re talking about: Americans owe more in student loans than on all their credit cards combined.”
Watch Me Discuss the Future of the Economy on The Sam Lesante Show!
Let's start 2016 by getting up-to-speed on the American economy! Here's an interview with me, just in time for the holidays...
In Memory of Norman Horowitz, Hollywood's Lionhearted Rabble-Rouser from the Bronx
"Here I am," he used to say in his heyday, "a forty-something Jewish electrical engineer from the Bronx with one wife, two kids, and a dog who sells movies and television programs throughout the world trying to determine what thirty-year-old Christian mothers want to watch afternoons in Gary, Indiana."
Our Kids Aren't the Only Ones Suffering From Inequality. We're Failing Our Parents Too!
Clearly, inequality affects Americans of every age -- and that is why you cannot cure what ails the children without treating the parents, for the ailment is not generational. It is economic, and it perpetuates itself down through the generations.
Watch Me Discuss “Letter to the One Percent” on The Sam Lesante Show -- Again!
My friend Sam Lesante asked me to come back to his talk show to challenge more about my book "Letter to the One Percent". Check out "Part 2" on The Sam Lesante Show to see another vigorous debate...
The Grand Republican Strategy: We Win, You Pay!
No longer can a Republican run for president without admitting that the government must do something about our nation's most pressing problems -- but neither can he ask his friends in the One Percent to pay for it. Thus is born a new slogan: We win, you pay!
Saving Capitalism From a Painful Demise
It is time that we recognize inequality for the negative externality that it is, slowing our productivity growth, roiling our markets with volatility, gridlocking our political system, and starving our economy of willing and able consumers.
Listen to Me Discuss ISIS and Terrorism on The Adam Thompson Show!
After the video of ISIS burning a prisoner alive, emotions were running high -- and they came out in full force. I tried to be the voice of reason in a tough conversation.
Listen to Me Discuss "Letter to the One Percent" with Filippo Voltaggio!
Last year, my friend Filippo Voltaggio interviewed me about my book Letter to the One Percent on his radio show Life Changes with Filippo. Finally, it is available here for you to enjoy...
Speak Up and Give Back if You Want the Economy to Improve
We celebrate the success of the One Percent, and rightly so. All we ask, especially in this time of giving, is for the compassion, the humility, the shared experience that existed only a few decades ago.
Listen to Me Discuss Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Immigration, and More!
Earlier this week, I was a guest on The Adam Thompson Show, a political talk show on KKRP 1610 AM radio.
New Data Settles the Debate: Obamacare Is Making Health Insurance More Affordable, Not Less
What have we learned since last time? Were the naysayers proven right, or did Obamacare really make health insurance more affordable, as was intended?