Tag: wealth

  • Everyone Should Grow Up Poor

    There are only two relatives I’ve ever known to whom I’ve felt a strong biological connection. One of them died last month. This is a tribute to her… I spent the majority of my early childhood growing up with my mother in a single-room add-on attached to the side of my grandmothers house in a…

  • The Poorest Cities

    I don’t fit in well with either of the major U.S. political parties. I certainly have opinions which favor one side or the other, but overall consider myself somewhat middle-leaning with a tendency towards libertarianism. I nevertheless found this editorial observation by Glenn Beck interesting on the top ten poorest American cities. On a related…