John T. Reed’s news blog

I am making a list of people whom I should send a news release about my novel. Some I will send a review copy. I am approaching it like a non-fiction book, that is, I am telling those who might be interested in the subject matter about it.The subject matter is libertarianism, foreign aid/ambassadorial reform, radical reform of Congress, a national binding referendum, radical reform of the U.S. military and military strategy, radical monetary policy reform, presidential power, small government, radical tax reform. You can see details in the links at my web page on the book.http://johntreed.com/products/the-unelected-president-novel…Do you readers have...

I have never run a big organization but I have been in them and studied them at Harvard Business School. Regarding the presidential campaigns:You need finance person, a recruiter-of-talent person (generally the CEO is the champ at this), a marketer/sales person, and a subject-matter person. In show biz, which politics is, you also need a star with a high Q rating (likability).It has been said that politics is Hollywood for ugly people which explains how a person an unlikable as Hillary is leading in the polls. Trump is likable, albeit not to everyone, and he was an actual star in...

A Facebook friend asked: Does either candidate (Trump or Hillary) have the right approach towards Russia/China? Can you tell? John T. Reed That’s a big part of my Unelected President book. Both those governments fear their own citizens most. They both use America as a bogeyman to fight against to distract their populace from their economy. Unfortunately, part of that is to push us with territorial grabs. We learned not to allow them at Munich in 1938. But that needs to be joint with the countries in the region. If they won’t stand up to Russia or China, let them...

Dana Perino did a fantastic analysis of the presidential race tonight on O’Reilly. The polls have been right since 1952. No Republican has ever come from this far behind in August to win. The crowds and their enthusiasm at his rallies are meaningless. The public now feel they understand who Trump is and probably could not have their minds changed at this point. Far more voters vote in the general than in the primaries so victories in partisan primaries are not indicative of general election victory.   Waiting for Superman Trump supporters are waiting for Superman. FBI Superman. Justice Department...

Readers of my books like Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real estate Investors and The Contrarian Edge for Football Offense know I like to study laws and find ways around them. For example, the law on delayed exchanges says you must not use, as an intermediary, anyone related to you as specified in Treasury Regulation TD 8346. That lists 29 categories of relationships to you who canNOT be your intermediary. Here’s part of it: siblings, spouse, ancestors, descendants, corp where you own 10%, trust officials, tax exempt officials, etc.—29 categories . The usual reaction of investors is wailing about how they...