You’ve probably heard that the College Board – which administers SATs – in its infinite wisdom has come up with an additional score that’s supposed to rate a student’s adversity (or privilege, same thing) and level the playing field, whatever that means. So with all the cheating scandals, grade[…] Read On
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 1:9 When you’re facing failure, defeat or flat-out disaster, you can safely ignore anything that’s been written[…] Read On
Beneath our virtual façades of feel good fluff and phony personas we are all naked and flawed. We all love and hate. We all hope to laugh more than we cry. We all break and we don’t always mend. And our stories all begin and end exactly the same way.[…] Read On
All the polls indicate that capitalism has somehow managed to develop a bad reputation. And when I say bad, I mean bad. Really bad. It’s a real crisis, in my view. And that’s not going to change on its own. Bad reputations never do. They just get worse. I can’t[…] Read On
Just came out of my third colonoscopy. Still pretty hopped up on some badass narcotics and thought I’d share the joy with all of you. The joy, of course, is that it’s over. Also I can eat again after nearly two days of liquid diet and I can actually fart[…] Read On
An article in Quartz tried really hard to shame the majority of Americans who support workplace diversity but don’t think “a person’s race or ethnicity should be taken into account alongside their qualifications in hiring decisions.” The thing is, most Americans don’t support race or ethnicity being used in hiring[…] Read On
Nobody would argue that Democrats are the party of diversity and inclusion. And yet, atop a diverse field of 20+ 2020 presidential contenders is an old white guy, Joe Biden, dominating the polls at 46%. In second with 14% is another old white dude, Bernie Sanders. Nobody else is in[…] Read On