Who would have thought a wall between the U.S. and Mexico would end up becoming such a wedge issue. I mean, it’s just a freaking wall, not a WMD for Chrissake. But it’s what that wall represents that counts. When Donald J. Trump stood in his eponymous tower and announced[…] Read On
Tax the rich, feed the poor, ’til there are no rich no more? – Alvin Lee, I’d Love to Change the World Elizabeth Warren wants an annual “wealth tax” on the mega-rich. What could possibly go wrong? The 2020 presidential hopeful has proposed a wealth tax of 2% on those[…] Read On
The Covington Catholic boys episode was an ugly, monumental fail for everyone involved — an embarrassing number of people, actually. The coastal elites and the media mob rushed to judgement, had to walk it all back and never connected the dots on what really happened. But let’s not get ahead[…] Read On
Raise your hand if you’re sick of hearing about the government shutdown, the pissing contest between Pelosi and Trump and the ludicrous debate over border security and illegal immigration. Did you seriously just raise your hand? You know I can’t see you, right? Never mind. The point is we’re all[…] Read On
I tried to watch President Trump’s primetime address and the democratic response last night but couldn’t get through it. Two reasons. First, I knew it didn’t matter what Trump said or what the response was. Nothing would come of it so why bother? Second, the reason behind America’s political divide[…] Read On
This is a really hard post to sit down and write but things have reached a boiling point around here and it’s really been bugging me, so here we are. I used to be gushingly proud of my career in the tech industry. Not so much anymore. I’m sort of[…] Read On
One of Twitter’s more annoying qualities is the way it encourages people to make ludicrous claims about things they know nothing about. Next thing you know a complete myth is all over the Twitterverse. Take antitrust law, for example. I’m forever hearing about how Big Tech giants are monopolies or[…] Read On