And On The Other Hand
And On The Other Hand
And On The Other Hand
And On The Other Hand
Meet The Author
Seven years of reading, thinking, and writing about the forces that shape our world. If you are new here, this page points you to the best of it.
This site began with a simple idea: that the stories we are told are rarely the whole story. And On The Other Hand is where I share what a lifetime of reading history has taught me, the books worth your time, the events worth understanding, and the ideas worth defending. There is no editor here, no advertiser, no agenda beyond honesty. Just one voice asking the questions the mainstream tends to skip.
Whether you came for the book reviews, the commentary, or simply stumbled in, below are the best doorways into the work. Pick the one that speaks to you.
Over 200 reviews spanning ancient history to the twenty first century. Biography, military campaigns, economics, and the occasional surprise. If you love history, start here.
Where I work through the questions that matter: leadership, liberty, the decline of institutions, and why so few people trust their governments anymore.
Clear-eyed takes on taxes, policy, and power. Grounded in history and two decades of watching how government decisions land on real people.
The lighter side. Cigar reviews, fine spirits, and dispatches from the road, because a life of the mind still needs its pleasures.
Biography
A modern Cincinnatus who refused millions and stood above politics while guiding a nation through its greatest trial.
Current Affairs
Why eleven states learned the hard way that when you tax productivity, the productive leave.
Musings
Travel anywhere in the free world and you hear the same thing. Here is what is behind it.
Writer, historian, and financial advisor. I studied Political Science at Loyola University Chicago and have spent a lifetime reading history. I write because the mainstream will not ask the hard questions.