Let’s say you instal a state-of-the-art security system, fence and gate your property, even dig a deep mote around the house, all in the name of safety and security. You’ve got to feel pretty good about that, right? But nothing turns out as advertised. It seems that your super-expensive fortified[…] Read On
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New Yorkers Still Support Gov. Cuomo. Why?
According to the polls, most New Yorkers still want Governor Andrew Cuomo to stick around. Hard to believe I know but according to Quinnipiac 55% of voters think the embattled a–hole should not step down. This after sending thousands of patients infected with Covid 19 back to nursing homes and[…] Read On
Three Conclusions From a 100-Year Pandemic
In the business world we like to review our failures to see what we can learn and hopefully do better next time. Let me rephrase that. Of course we don’t “like” doing that. I mean, nobody likes examining failure. But we do it anyway because it’s the smart thing to[…] Read On
Meghan Markle, Piers Morgan and the Power of Perception
There are three sides to every story: Your side, my side and the truth. I don’t know who originally came up with that line but I’ve found it to be a remarkably insightful and surprisingly accurate statement on the power of human perception. In these politically and culturally charged times,[…] Read On
Today’s Big Brother Is Way Scarier Than Orwell’s
How long before the federal government has an arbiter of truth and justice with the power to cancel and erase anything and anyone? Think that future is too far-fetched? Too Orwellian to be plausible? Too dystopian to be real? Think again. Facebook now has independent “fact-checkers” reviewing posts for misinformation.[…] Read On
21st Century Politics Is All About Power, Not Ideology
About a month ago, Republicans sounded the alarm over the coming fracture in the Democratic party between Joe Biden moderates and Bernie/AOC socialists. How’d that turn out? The President rewarded the extremists with countless executive orders implementing their uber-progressive green energy and immigration agendas and everyone was happy. No fracture.[…] Read On
Gov’s Cuomo and Newsom Could Be Soul Mates — If Only They Had Souls
The world doesn’t need another conforming commentator for the social media #echochamber du jour. On the contrary, even before Twitter and Facebook were a thing, I always gravitated toward stories that the media and the mob got wrong, at least in my view. Call it contrarian if you want; it’s[…] Read On