The Logical Return to Centrist America
Whether we like it or not, we are generally a centrist nation. We may veer to the left or the right for awhile, but ultimately we end up back somewhere in the middle. True, it may be the the vocal extremes who though bombast and loony sound bites get all the news coverage. But at [...]
The Proposed Tax Cut Rancor and the Riddle of the Day
I am a little confused here…while Republicans and Democrats battle back and forth as to whether to retain the tax cuts, discontinue the tax cuts entirely, or modify the tax cuts in some sliding scale that still hasn’t been settled upon, I am stuck with one simple question…. If keeping the tax cuts will encourage [...]
The Guys Who Spied for China on Kindle Rank
I was pleased to see that my book, The Guys Who Spied for China, my Gordon Basichis roman a clef was listed on Kindle Rank as one of the Best Kindle Books. It is always nice when one’s work is regarded, and I spent quite some time living and writing this novel. Here is the [...]
The People We Love to Hate
Not long ago, on one of the book blog sites, some guy went out of his way to tell me how indifferent he was to my work. I responded once and asked him if he was so indifferent than why did he go out of his way to tell me. I thought if he had [...]
Reflections on The Constant Travellers, Now on Kindle and EBooks
The Constant Travellers, a novel by me, Gordon Basichis, has journeyed a long way over the years. Since it was first published by G.P. Putnam’s its film rights have been optioned twice by two motion picture studios, Twentieth Century Fox, and MGM. The Authors Guild adopted it as part of their Back in Print Program [...]