Working on Monday’s post (whether Trump’s attacks on McCain are justified or not) I got to thinking about how Trump wears his feelings on his sleeve. How he uses Twitter and the media to amplify the bully pulpit, dominate the news cycle and speak to the people 24×7. Some may[…] Read On
“What was that for?” she said, eyebrows crossed. “What was what for?” I replied, instantly on alert that I’d done something bad. “That laugh,” she said, clearly pissed off. “You laughed at me.” “Nothing,” I said, scrambling for solid ground. “I just walked in and saw you sitting there eating[…] Read On
Over the past decade or so CenturyLink has been on a massive buying spree, acquiring Level 3, Qwest, Embarq and about a dozen other telecom companies for more than $50 billion. Guess what the company is valued at today? $100 billion? $75 billion$ $50 billion? If you said $25 billion[…] Read On
Yeah runnin’ down a dream That never would come to me Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads Runnin’ down a dream – Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Mike Campbell Great careers don’t just happen. You have to make them happen. And sometimes, when things aren’t working, you have to[…] Read On
Since the financial crisis there’s been a growing power struggle between big corporations and governments that want the power to regulate the hell out of them. At least that’s what I hear. Many believe that big business has become too big. That global corporations wield too much power and that[…] Read On
“The world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change.” – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Half the nation is doing great. The other half, not so much. A certain side of the political spectrum (you know who I’m talking about) has been weaponizing fearmongering to the[…] Read On
We like to see ourselves as arbiters of absolute truth or at least infallible points of view. In reality we’re shockingly biased toward our existing beliefs. In case you’re wondering that’s called confirmation bias. All things considered it’s sort of surprising we ever get anything right. Think that’s not true?[…] Read On