Six Decades Ago, As Mao's Communists Seized

After Watching My First World Series In 1977, I Wanted To Be Reggie Jackson. I Bought A Big Reggie Poster. I Ate Reggie Candy Bars. I Entered A Phase During Which I Insisted On Having The Same Style Of Glasses Reggie Had: Gold Wire Frames With The Double Bar Across.

Honest People Know That The Road To Success And Virtue Always Involves Shared Sacrifice, Hard Work, And Gratification Postponed. Telling People Otherwise Isn't Leadership, It Is Pandering.

A Basic Assumption Shapes Most Americans’ Mindset About Labor: The Belief That The Death Of Unions Isn’t My Problem Because I’m Not In A Union. That Assumption Is Wrong. Even If You Aren’t A Member, Your Pay Is Influenced By The Strength Or Weakness Of Organized Labor. The Presence Of Unions Sets Off A Wage Race To The Top. Their Absence Sets Off A Race To The Bottom.

When Bryan Price Taught Me How To Throw A Changeup, He Made Me See Myself. All My Life, I've Been The Equivalent Of A Fastball Pitcher - Trying To Use Blazing Speed And Brute Force To Wow The People Around Me.

In The End No Segregationist Scheme Has Withstood The Force Of A Simple Idea: Equality Under Law.