Saving America
334 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsDr. David D. Schein searches for solutions to save America in the intersection between business and politics.
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Biden's Secretaries are Failing America
April 20, 2024 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBBetween lying to the public about the border crisis and lying to Biden about their hours worked, Biden’s cabinet secretaries seem to have pretty contentious relationships with the truth for public officials. Hear more this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political co...
Bernie Sanders is Failing America
April 05, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBBernie Sanders earns an F-grade from Saving America this week, not just for being a pretend socialist, but for his inflammatory attack accusing Israel of war crimes against war criminals. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Ve...
Mexico's President is Failing America
March 30, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBThe president of Mexico, aside from doing absolutely nothing to stop the border crisis, also made a laundry list of ridiculous demands in exchange for their continued “help.” Mexico’s president is failing America. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for Amer...
Trump & Security
March 16, 2024 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.04 MBThe third plank in Trump’s 2024 platform should be security – specifically, law enforcement and internal security. Tune in for more this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption runnin...
Trump & Abortion
March 09, 2024 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.47 MBAbortion rights will definitely play a role in influencing voters in the 2024 election, and Trump would be best served by taking a moderate stance on the issue. Hear my analysis this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (20...
Trump, Twitter, & Ukraine
March 02, 2024 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MBTrump’s claim that he could end the Russian/Ukraine war in a day was an odd, open statement, but it’s not really all that surprising. Dennis Beaver and I dig into Trump’s social media choices this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal f...
The Ivy League is Failing America
February 23, 2024 15:54 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MBThe presidents of several Ivy League universities made headlines recently by failing to condemn calls for genocide at their schools. These antisemites are failing America. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corrup...
The Logistics of Trump's Deportation Plan
February 17, 2024 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBWhile Trump’s mass deportation plan is in some ways attractive, the logistics of implementing it would likely be an extreme challenge. I dive into it this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style...
The Draw of Trump's Deportation Plan
February 10, 2024 11:00 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBTrump’s mass deportation plan is in some ways attractive, especially when you consider the finances. I get into it with Dennis Beaver of You & the Law this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-styl...
Hamas & Anti-Christian Hate Crimes
February 02, 2024 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBThe recent surge in anti-Christian hate crimes is a worrying trend, underscores that we must unite to stand against terrorism and hate. Learn more this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style co...
Will Lawsuits Stop Trump in 2024?
January 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.65 MBThe lawsuits against Trump are many and varied, but are any of them – or even all of them combined – enough to actually stop him in 2024? Find out this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style co...
Is Trump the GOP Nominee?
January 19, 2024 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBDoes anyone other than Trump even stand a chance at the GOP nomination? Hear my analysis this week on Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, while The Decli...
Higher Education Reform
January 12, 2024 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.68 MBWe must act now to reform education in this country – get rid of woke classrooms and communist teachers, pay quality teachers better, and focus on preparing students to enter the world they actually live in. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2...
The Classified Docs War
January 05, 2024 11:00 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBThere’s an inherent duplicity in the handling of Trump’s and Biden’s respective classified document scandals that reeks of injustice. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC,...
DeSantis, Newsom, & Santos
December 29, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutes - 3.45 MBDeSantis and Newsom’s ridiculous farce of a debate overshadowed Santos getting kicked out of Congress. It’s past time for mandatory background checks to run for office! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruptio...
The Donald & The 14th
December 22, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBThe Democrats are clearly afraid of a fair election fight if they’re resorting to a critically flawed 14th Amendment argument to attempt to bar Trump from running for office again. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-sty...
Consortium News & Media Censorship
December 15, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MBConsortium News is suing Newsguard & the Pentagon, claiming that their 1st amendment rights are being violated – and their allegations do hold water. Check out Saving America 276 to learn more! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores ...
A Patriot Betrayed
December 08, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBDavid Baumblatt is a soldier turned government agent turned whistleblower and expat – and now, he’s not welcome back in the United States. Hear his story on Saving America 275! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style c...
Blue & Red Crime Rates
December 01, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBThis claim that conservative governments result in higher crime rates is clearly a leftist spin on the facts. The data shows blue counties are increasing the crime rates. Don’t let them manipulate you – check out Saving America 274 to learn more! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political co...
The National Debt & Titanic's Deckchairs
November 24, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBWatching Congress fight over the national budget is like watching them rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic. Neither political party has the stones to take the drastic action we need to fix the debt crisis. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (20...
The NLRB is Failing America
November 18, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBThe NLRB recently did away with secret ballot elections – a significant control to prevent union organizers from breaking the law. The NLRB is failing America. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running...
The Biden-Soros Crime Spree
November 10, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.46 MBBetween George Soros funding soft-on-crime DAs and Biden doubling down on keeping the borders open for criminals, the American people are repeatedly victimized. It’s time for a change! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas...
Gender & the Legal System
November 03, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBThe prison and legal systems are failing the women of this country by allowing biological males into exclusively female spaces, such as women’s prisons and sorority houses, under the guise of being transgender. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America...
Hamas Protests at Universities
October 27, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MBWe absolutely should stop supporting universities that do nothing to condemn racist anti-Israel protests by their students. Marc Rowan & Bill Ackman are right on this one. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corrup...
10/7 is Israel's 9/11
October 20, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MBAll Americans, and indeed all civilized people around the world, need to come together to end support for the terrorist states of Iran and Palestine, and to support democracy in Israel. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Veg...
The GOP Clown Show
October 13, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.03 MBGaetz’ campaign to oust McCarthy as Speaker of the House devolved into a clown show that’s about equal parts amusing and embarrassing. Get it together, GOP! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running ra...
Bidenomics & the Razzle-Dazzle
October 06, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBBiden’s attempts to rebrand Bidenomics as both functional and his own term have been quite a sight. Razzle-dazzle them, Joe! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, while T...
TX House Bill 393 is Saving America
September 29, 2023 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MBA new TX state law forces drunk drivers to pay child support to the kids of any parents they kill in a rare example of bipartisan agreement. Find out more about House Bill 393 on episode 265 of Saving America! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America ...
Old Age vs. Dementia
September 22, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBGuys, let's be real. Is the problem that Biden's too old to be president? No. The man clearly has dementia, which isn't the same thing at all. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washing...
Plea Deals & 9/11
September 16, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBNot only should we not be considering plea deals for the terrorist masterminds behind 9/11, but we should have executed them long before we this even became an issue! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption...
Gender Identity & Civil Rights
September 08, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MBBeing transgender apparently means a kid should have more civil rights that either babies or their parents, if you listen to the New Jersey courts. This is ridiculous – enough is enough! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Veg...
The 1st GOP Primary Debate
September 01, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBRecently, 8 GOP candidates duked it out on national TV in the first debate of the Republican primary – and we actually learned some things about the other candidates while proverbial elephant Trump was NOT in the room. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal ...
Protecting Kids is Now Hate
August 25, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.17 MBIn the latest dispatch from an America Gone Mad, Eventbrite has declared a parent organization a hate group and banned them, based mostly on the say-so the deeply problematic Southern Poverty Law Center. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022...
Trump's GA Indictments
August 18, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBThe Georgia Trump indictments, just like the previous ones, are transparently politically motivated. Maybe we should indict Fani Willis for criminally wasting public resources! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style ...
The Snail Mail Shuffle
August 11, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MBThe post office needs to address its runaway losses with large-scale changes like reducing delivery days and staff, and no longer incentivizing junk mail. Raising the price of a standard stamp just makes it less likely anyone will actually use their services. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fictio...
Watergate vs. Bribegate
August 04, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBIf Watergate was enough to take Nixon from a landslide electoral victory to impeachment in under a year, how can any Americans still support Biden between Bribegate and his mediocre election results? Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) exp...
Glass Houses & SCOTUS Ethics
July 28, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBThe calls for Congress to legislate SCOTUS ethics are as hypocritical as they are unnecessary. Am I the only one seeing shades of “Animal Farm” here? Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in ...
There is no free money!
July 21, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBGuaranteed income means paying people to do nothing, which is a slap in the face to the hard-working, tax-paying majority. It’s straight-up Communist, which is about as anti-American as you can get, and the politicians implementing these programs are failing America. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several n...
A Racist Supreme Court Justice is Failing America
July 14, 2023 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s opposition statement to overturning affirmative action and comments after the fact have shown that she opposes this decision for racist reasons. Sonia Sotomayor is failing America. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal f...
The Iran Nuclear Deal Remix
July 07, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MBIn his most recent act of political theater, Biden is rehashing the nuclear deal Obama made with Iran nearly a decade ago. Because we all know what a model global citizen Iran has been since then… Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explor...
The State of Freedom in 2023
July 04, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBFreedom itself is at risk in 2023. We need to look past party politics and make compromises to address real issues faced by real Americans – or to eliminate both political parties in favor of people who will get the job done. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad D...
Merrick Garland is Failing America
June 30, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.49 MBHunter Biden’s sweetheart deal is only the latest in a long line of miscarriages of justice by attorney general Merrick Garland, and by the U.S. Department of Justice. Merrick Garland is failing America. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022)...
A 12YO w/ Common Sense is Saving America
May 26, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBThis 12-year-old boy earns a coveted Saving America A-grade for standing up to his woke school administration when accosted for wearing a t-shirt that read “There are only 2 genders.” Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas...
Joe Biden's Clown Show
May 15, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MBSometimes it’s hard to choose which of Biden’s fiascos to focus on first. The FHA’s woke mortgages? The Hunter Biden clown show? The debt ceiling drama? The Border Crisis murders? The Lightfoot/Abbott boxing match? It makes for an uncomfortable climate to live in … but also an entertaining Saving America season premiere! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at th...
You can't fix stupid - but you can vote it out!
May 05, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBAgainst all logic, Biden will run again in 2024. He’s NOT too old run for office – but he is far too stupid for us to risk another four years with him in charge of the country. Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style ...
Chicago's Future Mayor is Failing America - Already!
April 27, 2023 10:01 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBMayor-elect Brandon Johnson earns an F from Saving America for siding with the violent mob who rioted during Chicago’s “teen takeover.” Clearly, they won’t be learning from the mistakes they made with the ousted Lori Lightfoot … Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Ba...
McConnell AND Feinstein Must Go!
April 24, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MBMitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein have BOTH served long, long past their expiration dates. It’s time to take out the trash! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, while ...
The Postal Service is Failing America
April 20, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBA 3-cent increase in stamp cost doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you look at the numbers it starts to sound ridiculous. I’ve got a 5-point plan to fix the postal service – check it out on Saving America 244! Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America...
Trump's Indictment Reeks of Soviet Justice
April 17, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBTrump’s indictment is one in a chain of questionable decisions by a weaponized legal system. We may as well be “Back in the USSR!” Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, w...
Biden Overshare Nuclear Data with Russia
April 13, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBIn spite of the new START accord, Biden still plans to overshare about our nuclear information. Russia, big shock, will provide nothing in return. Because THAT’s a logical deal, Joe… Thanks for joining me for this episode! I’m a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I’ve also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-...