Twitter may be a cesspool of vitriolic trolls and losers who seriously need to get a life or at least a job, but once in a while you come across an observation that’s so insightful and witty you almost want to stand up and shout, “Holy crap, there IS a[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Generation Meh: The End of Excellence
While the media narrative is focused on identity politics and socialist entitlements, nobody stops to consider how we could possibly have turned out a generation of entitled brats like AOC who don’t have a clue why socialism doesn’t work in the first place. Never mind that kids aren’t taught civics[…] Read On
Human Cyborgs: Why Not?
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup, just revealed a system it hopes to start testing on humans next year. Think about it. Surgically implanting thousands of electrodes so your brain can connect directly to the internet through a high-bandwidth USB-C port. Sure. Sign me up. I mean, what could possibly[…] Read On
Contrary to Popular Belief, CEOs are Inherently Ethical. The Question Is, Why?
There’s a big misconception about white-color crime. Far too many people seem to think that top executives have no moral compass. That corporate America’s CEOs would sell their mothers into slavery to make a buck. You hear that sort of thing all the time from the likes of Elizabeth Warren[…] Read On
The Rude Awakening of the ‘Great Awokening’
You climb the mountain to see the world. You don’t climb the mountain so the world can see you. – Maureen Dowd If you know anything about child psychology, you know that children are all ego all the time. To a child, attention is a zero-sum game. The more you[…] Read On
Behind the Massive Increase in U.S. Student Loan Debt
When you hear about student loan debt you probably imagine reasonably career-oriented young people getting reasonable loans to obtain reasonable degrees in marketable fields from reasonable lending institutions that expect to be paid back in full in a reasonable amount of time. What you don’t imagine is the federal government[…] Read On
Thoughts on Ross Perot, Megan Rapinoe, Sir Kim Darroch and Art Laffer
My irreverent and occasionally insightful observations on the news of the day, FWIW: Ross Perot was Trump Before Trump was Trump Ross Perot – who died this week at 89 – was not just the most successful independent presidential candidate in our lifetimes, he was also remarkably prescient. The billionaire[…] Read On