Photo by Ardian Pranomo for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. With the Fourth of July behind us, the smoke is clearing from both the fireworks and the 900-plus-page “Big Beautiful Bill” that Congress passed and the President signed […]
Illustration created by ChatGPT The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. According to the National Council on Aging, 85% of adults ages 50 to 80 want to stay in their homes as they age (although nearly half of them will need […]
No. 85/July 2, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Three Mental Shifts for Happy Retirement If you are more focused on what you’re retiring from than on what you are retiring to, your retirement is off to a […]
Photo by Getty Images for Unsplash+ Several months ago I posted an essay suggesting that American culture overemphasizes individualism to the detriment of community. In response, a Canadian, Alice Goldbloom – who writes a wonderful Substack newsletter of her own called A Considerable Age – sent this note: “I think you have hit on what […]
Photo by Blake Cheek for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In your head, you know you need to treat your grown children as fully matured adults, independent actors who have their own lives to live and have every […]
No. 84/June 18, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. How to be a Happy Elder Two months ago the New York Times published an essay by writer Roger Rosenblatt, “10 Tips for Being Happily 85 Years Old (Like […]
Photo by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. It’s summertime! Summer means baseball, barbecues, boating, and …re-runs. So while I take a week to dip my toes in international waters (Canada), enjoy this reprint from past […]
Photo by Curated Lifestyle for Unsplash+ The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I’ve been having dreams for several weeks about working for a newspaper, which strikes me as odd since the last time I did that in real life was […]
No. 83/June 4, 2025 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Cutting Medicaid Also Cuts Some Medicare Benefits A bill making major cuts to Medicaid funds, passed in the House and now before the Senate, would reduce health insurance coverage […]
Helen was born in New York City in 1930, into a family that had the money to indulge her every whim and to shelter her from life’s harsh realities. Helen also happened to have a talent for dancing, which her mother did everything in her power to facilitate. By her teens she was a successful […]
