Grantland so far

Me too.When we were staffing up for the SJ novel someone suggested "Pete" who at that point had about 27 posts. A lot of people seemed to know him. He became a great contributor to novel. The man knows his Presidential history.

Pete is kind of like a bowl scout here at SJ. He travels below the radar but is very influential. Pete is a fixer also. If you need something done Pete is the go to guy. He is like the Harvey Keitel character- the Wolf in Pulp Fiction.

 

YF, I prefer to maintain an air of manufactured mystery. But if for some reason you want to know more, feel free to check out @MartyVanBuren on Twitter.

 

If you were @JimmyBuchanan, my interest would be piqued.

 

Don't forget @FrankieImADrunkPierce

 

Agreed. That kind of article is what has me checking the site once a day.

 

Well, here's another one.

I just think Mark Titus' relegation idea for college football is a fantastic, fascinating concept, even if it has absolutely no chance of ever happening.

I get psyched every time I think about it. Look out ... I might ... hurl ...

 

It was great until Gladwell started talking about marginal tax rates at the end and showed he was both naive and ignorant of economic and US history. According to Gladwell businessmen in the 1960's were happy to pay 90% marginal tax rates but rich guys today are pushy and out take all they can get.

His naivety at the end make me wonder if Gladwell just crawled through the Atlantic Yards Report or spoke with Norman Order and passed off what could have been an interview covering the history of the real estate project as an article instead.

 

In what way is anything he says in that last paragraph wrong?

 

He talks about businessmen in the 1960's not complaining about paying a 90% marginal tax rate in the 60's but in 1965 the rate was 70%. Somebody must have complained or else it never would have changed. To think otherwise is naive.

Gladwell writes:

As if Joe Kennedy Sr., John D. Rockerfeller and JP Morgan and other titans of business got their fortunes through luck and not being complete SOB's when it came to matters of money. Unbelievably naive for a supposedly smart guy.

 

My brother got me hooked on Titus' blog. It's very hit or miss, but when he's on, I laugh out loud.

 

I'm very much looking forward to his book coming out in March. It's a Kindle must.