[Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] Just to be clear: former Harvard Law Professor and now Trump Impeachment lawyer Alan Dershowitz didn’t explicitly say Richard Nixon shouldn’t have...Read More
Effect of Internet, Social Media: Faster Political Cycle(s) [Reader warning: the following piece contains opinions likely to offend Republicans, Democrats, and members of various other political parties. If you identify as one of those . . . stop reading now! The views expressed are solely those of the author.] One theory extant in presidential politics...Read More
Crime and (No) Punishment. Still. “President Obama [chose to] save the banks rather than throw all the bankers in jail, which they deserved.” –Thomas Friedman, “Hard Lines, Red Line, and Green Lines“; The NYT (9/23/2012). As unsavory as Richard Nixon’s pardon by Gerald Ford was, you could at least argue two things: 1) it was...Read More
“I Didn’t Do It!” I guess if I owned a BP gas station, I’d do the same thing: buy a big banner reading “Locally Owned,” and display it — prominently — in front of my gas station. Which is exactly what I saw in front of the BP station on Excelsior Blvd. in St. Louis...Read More
Now That’s a Tough Comp Not since Richard M. Nixon lived in a New York City apartment has the market tried to assess the value of immediate proximity to the president in a dense, urban neighborhood. —Susan Saulny, “Hyde Park House for Sale Comes With a View: The Obamas; The NY Times (9/15/09) As I’ve...Read More
Closer to Constituents, Further From Lobbyists What if Washington Were a Ghost Town?–Headline, Peggy Noonan Op-Ed piece; The Wall Street Journal (8/1/09) My thoughts exactly . . . almost 16 years ago. In fact, that was the thrust of my own 1993(!) Op-Ed piece: Here’s an excerpt: In an era of jet travel, teleconferencing, and...Read More
