Diary (April 27, 2020)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Monday April 27, 2020.

Diary

The Journey

Ideal self:

Part Aristotle, part Gore Vidal.

Organized crime and real estate development

I don't know much about Organized Crime but there is a long history in Atlantic City and in New York City that you cannot do certain kinds of business without paying off the mob, and developing casinos (and hotels -- luxury businesses, lots of cash flow) is the center of that universe.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Karl Jones (nonfiction)