Dave is a professional coach and a volunteer advocate for international liberty and international animal welfare.


Ten Years Later: Mourn the Losses, Damn the State

September 11, 2011

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I was in Washington, D.C., at the annual conference of the Enforcement Department of NASD. NASD, now known as FINRA, regulates the securities brokerage industry, and I served as Chief Counsel of the New York Region. Our office was at One Liberty Plaza, half a block from the World Trade […]

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Unions: Politics, Protectionism, and Patriotism

September 6, 2011

Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa spoke before Pres. Obama at a Labor Day rally in Detroit, Michigan yesterday: We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers. And you see it everywhere, it is the Tea Party. And you know, there is only one way to beat and […]

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Labor Day 2011

September 6, 2011

A year ago, I suggested renaming Labor Day, which is associated with unions, to simply End of Summer Day. I also urged, in the interest of improving the economy and raising employment, that the federal government deregulate private labor and states end the recognition of public employee unions. In the past year, some states, including […]

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Ukraine on Its Twentieth Anniversary of Independence

August 25, 2011

Yesterday marked the twentieth anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union.  The country’s challenges are reflected by the fact that the official celebration was overshadowed by protests. As reported by the AP, Over 5,000 opposition activists rallied Wednesday on the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, protesting the arrest of former Prime […]

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President Obama’s (Chico) Marxism

August 15, 2011

President Obama and his administration, with increasing desperation, ask us to accept Marxism. We refer not to the president’s cultural Marxism, reflected in his disastrous policies. John Derbyshire warned of this trait immediately after the 2008 election: “Barack Obama [has] the heart and soul of a cultural Marxist. He sees history in terms of class […]

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Debt Limit “Crisis”: Opportunity for Disillusionment

July 29, 2011

Shameless politicians and mindless media demand our constant attention to the frenzy of the current “crisis”–the claimed need to raise the federal debt limit. Instead, turn off the television, turn off the radio, and smile a peaceful smile. Rejecting Disappointment Do not be disappointed with the behavior of politicians as they act their way through […]

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U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

July 23, 2011

I enjoyed attending a gathering in Newton, Massachusetts on July 21, sponsored by the regional Consulate General of the Republic of Korea. The consulate, based in Newton, covers five New England states: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, and Vermont. The views expressed here are, of course, my own. It was an honor to meet Consul-General […]

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Cato University 2011

June 26, 2011

Last year I wrote about the then-pending Cato University 2010 program in San Diego, California, noting that I had attended three of the prior programs. As planned, I did attend the event last summer, and found it as fulfilling as the prior three. The Cato Institute has archived audio podcasts of the presentations on its […]

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Atlas: Updates on a Force for International Liberty

June 24, 2011

In April 2010, I wrote about attending my first event sponsored by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Atlas Experience 2010. The program reinforced my passion for advocating for international liberty, and introduced me to some important concepts I now regularly apply. It also gave me the chance to meet people from around the world who […]

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CBO Warns Against “Curbing Spending”

June 22, 2011

The Congressional Budget Office today issued a report, “CBO’s 2011 Long-Term Budget Outlook.” The report notes the disastrous level of federal debt: At the end of 2008, that debt equaled 40 percent of the nation’s annual economic output (a little above the 40-year average of 37 percent). Since then, the figure has shot upward: By the […]

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