Now that the stock market has soared like a gazillion points and officially mocked my foolish attempts at hedging against a market collapse I’m thinking it’s safe to return to my natural pre-viral state of cynical mockery. Some people are doing some very good work to lighten the mood in[…] Read On
Watching last week’s democratic debate between two old white guys I was struck by how often the word crisis came up. I counted at least six different times: there was Trump, climate and, of course, coronavirus. Also student loan debt, women’s rights and authoritarianism. Had the debate gone longer, I’m[…] Read On
Sick of hearing about coronavirus 24×7? Join the club. I mean, how can you not panic with wall-to-wall news coverage telling you not to panic while inundating you with countless doomsday scenarios and obsessive routines to remind you that, should you happen to let just one lousy microbe live and[…] Read On
The left-wing loons lit up Twitter last night, claiming that FOXBusiness anchor Trish Regan said the coronavirus is a scam to impeach President Trump. Oh yes they did. And all the cancel culturists were losing their minds over it. @trish_regan you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself and have zero[…] Read On
I’m having one of those brain fog days where I can’t think for beans. There’s no discernible reason for this — aside from a heavy dose of ibuprofen for a stiff neck and the usual two-day weekend hangover. Like I said, nothing out of the ordinary. So forgive me for[…] Read On
Proponents of inclusion say it’s cool to identify people of color, as long as it’s to help them get ahead and diversify the talent pool. Meanwhile, those same people say it’s bad to identify people of color as a means to help catch criminals that match a description or profile.[…] Read On
My father-in-law doesn’t believe think tanks are behind every spectacularly bad idea to come out of Washington. Just most of them. I believe he’s right. Have you noticed that the federal government is perpetually fixing things and making them way worse in the process? Health care. Education. Immigration. Mortgages. Student[…] Read On