: About Me

Former professor of business, MBA and PhD with 25 years experience as an executive in a Fortune 500 corporation.
Five novels published, currently working on a sweeping famaily saga/historical series of novels depicting the evolution of America's social, economic and political environment.
Experience as an editor of a refereed research journal and have edited a dozen non-fiction books, have published over 100 articles in academic journals and the general print media. One academic text still in print.
Still playing competitive tennis at age 74!

My passion is ...

tennis

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

to be true to myself

My childhood ambition ...

to be an architect

My favorite memory ...

my first child

Why I write ...

because i can

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Michael Prescott, crime fiction

My first job ...

apprentice engineer

My best moment ...

Promoted to an endowed chair/professorship

My inspiration ...

my wife

Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Does the Federal Reserve control the US economy?

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Fortunately, the Fed does not, and should not "control the US economy." No, of course the Fed does not "control" the US economy, and certainly the President does not, and for the most part neither does congress. The Fed, perhaps more than the other two branches of government I mentioned, has an influence on our economy in one particularly powerful way, but our economy is driven by we, the people. When "we" spend money, and when "we" invest or save money, we do more collectively than the Fed can ever do. If we are aggressive in our spending and investing, the economy booms. Manufacturers an...

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