Daniel Hurley

Amazing Analysis of Trumps Fortunes, Losses and Efforts to Recoup During his Presidency

Revisado: 09-28-20

Heard Dan Alexander explain Trump’s financial history on Fresh Air and was totally amazed at the detail and forthright analysis of Trump’s investments, bankruptcies and tendency to overspend in high risk ventured with extreme expensive tastes with often unattainable returns. Failure to divest going into the White House costs Trump in the long run with a number of property failures particularly golf courses and his DC hotel. He brings in his financial backers into his administration such as Wilbur Ross who misrepresents his income and does not divest his holdings although claiming he did do. The White House provides opportunities to recoup income on his properties such as the over a million dollars charged on his vacation properties to the secret service. Very complicated to track his financial backers and influencers. Well told and a fast listen. Great book.

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Excellent Challenge to a Pervading Myth

Revisado: 09-10-20

Was the war about States Rights or Slavery? Did the union win because of numerical superiority? Was Grant a butcher and Lee a careful tactician in contrast? As it all about overwhelming odds? Very thought provoking and not just well documents but the words and words of political leaders and facts and fighters are well presented. A lot of us grew up within slanted history. Well done!

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Horrible Race History - Amazing Detail

Revisado: 07-12-20

Horrid event stirred by fabricated newspaper editorials from a major paper, The News and Observer edited by white supreme Josephus Daniels, making up that a black armed mob in Wilmington was organizing to take over the City and create violence. Hostility was fueled by successful black voting and economics stirring a klan style response. The red shirts were motivated to create a white coup against the Wilmington government and attack successful and random black citizens. No armed black citizens of course but bloodshed, executions and banishments by the drunken Red Shirts. Led by a former confederate, Waddell, who took over the mayorship. The book is articulate and tells so many details, telling the full story. Sad that many, like black newspaper editor Alex Manley never returned. Very sad that later in life, Daniels became secretary of the Navy.

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Interesting essay , too short

Revisado: 09-12-19

The essay was very good and interesting but just too short. Like a very good joke with a missing punch line. Need a little more or answers to situational failures.

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Excellent insights and reflections

Revisado: 07-18-18

Excellent lectures clarifying many myths in our history, some may be obvious but many are are not which is enlightening. An example is Woodrow Wilson who many today consider an enlightened president yet he supported the klan, instituted segregation in the Federal Erik force, was not an isolationist and was not initially for Women's right to vote. Great perspective that moved progressively today.

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Amazing DetailOn How Societies Evolved

Revisado: 05-29-18

A combination of anthropology, artifacts and history is told on how different societies progressed differently based on location, isolation and interaction along with the richness or poorness of the land along with the ability to domesticate its animals. A minor example, those blessed with a horse had advantages with transpiration and military might whereas in Africa, the Zebra refused to be domesticated and featured a harsh and prolonged bite. The amount of details on all the various lands is astounding and as to how long each was settled. Very in depth explanation but you know the author has more to tell.

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