In four generations, there’s never been a Hughes man in America that grew to adulthood with his father in his home. From the time the first one of us set foot here […]
On Fatherhood
Something There is that Doesn’t Love a Wall
I’ve been reading Robert Frost poems my whole life. There was a giant book of them on the dusty book shelf in my mother’s living room next to the record player that […]
America First
If what anyone saw at the G7 summit, from our elected representative leader President Trump, and was surprised, they haven’t been paying attention. From a personal behavior perspective, President Trump dealt with […]
Beautiful Bones
Anthony Bourdain is dead. But you knew that already. Unless you were living under a rock today, you’ve already read the news. He killed himself in his hotel room in France.
Why Our Best Don’t Run for Office
I served with now former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. In 2004 we were both assigned to be Officers in Charge of Naval Special Warfare small boat detachments in the same squadron. It […]
Lost
Psychologist Amos Tversky, whose work on decision making with fellow psychologist Daniel Kahneman was recognized when Kahneman won the Nobel prize for Economics in 2002, was not you’re average intellectual giant. Tversky, […]
Now Available in Print On Amazon
Print edition is here!! Click the book to order now! In Sixteen, I chronicle my experience writing about what I thought was happening in America during one of the most historically significant and surprising presidential […]
