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About eeldav

I am a retired corporate attorney who has lived in both Europe and Asia. While working my responsibilities took me to over 40 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Accentuating the Positive Over the Negative

At the dawn of this election year, it seems likely that the results of the November election will depend significantly on what happens in the economy between now and October.  Today, Americans may be focusing more on the bad news … Continue reading

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Why 2024 Should Be a Good Year

Don’t look now, but 2023 is stacking up to be one hell of a year.  Unemployment is at an historic low of 3.7%; the stock markets are around all-time highs; inflation is coming down without dragging the economy with it; … Continue reading

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Will Americans Sleepwalk into an Autocracy?

Three times during my career I was recruited to manage an organization that was either failing in its mission or in need of rapid reorganization.  These experiences give me some understanding of what a newly elected president of the United … Continue reading

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Chin Up – Think Positive and Be Engaged

It’s really hard to stay upbeat these days when the bad news seems to get worse each day.  I know, sometimes my fingers refuse to touch a key board to write about it.  Yet, if we just fan away the … Continue reading

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If Perception Is Reality – Beware Right-Wing Media

My theory that right-wing media is far more powerful and influential than liberal media is not easy to prove.  There is, however, some good evidence that it is valid.  We tend to think that Fox News Corp’s ultra-conservative TV personalities … Continue reading

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Will the Supreme Court Decide if Trump Is on the Ballot?

Former president Donald Trump’s narcissism, lies and blatantly criminal acts have forced upon this nation some almost unresolvable dilemmas that are fraught with democracy destabilizing outcomes.  Will the legal system allow him to escape the rule of law and run … Continue reading

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News That’s Not About Trump – So, It’s Not All Bad

A partial fiscal cliff is approaching. In 2025, the next president and Congress will be tangling with a huge issue as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions for individuals that Republicans pushed through in December 2017 will expire at … Continue reading

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2024 – A Tipping Point for American Democracy

There’s not much incentive to post a blog about politics when you fear that no one wants to read it.  So, why bother?  Well, I feel compelled to highlight ominous political developments because ignoring these threats just exacerbates them.  Unquestionably, … Continue reading

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Defendant or Candidate Trump Will Be Rolling the Dice

One of my most challenging jobs was managing a group of 100+ lawyers and support staff who handled the defense of all U.S. lawsuits against our company – thousands of them.  Most were settled one way or another before they … Continue reading

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Be Both Afraid of – and Afraid for – the GOP

Why Americans should be afraid OF today’s Republican Party. While appearing on a CNN special commemorating the first anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated that she wants the Republican Party to be … Continue reading

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