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The Truth About Trump’s Presidency Is Yet to Be Told

I’ve seen some pretty spectacular leadership trainwrecks in my time and President Trump’s 2020 election meltdown is definitely near the top — or the bottom, depending on your point of view.  Don’t get me wrong. Trump accomplished some great things during his term. For all his pomposity and exaggerations he[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on January 19, 2021 in
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Free Speech (1776 – 2021) RIP

Now that Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and pretty much every other social media app has officially nuked Donald Trump, countless supporters of the soon-to-be former President are posting and tweeting about the injustice of it all, urging their followers to cancel whichever app they happen to be on. WTF. This is[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on January 17, 2021 in
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Beware the Mask Nazis

It had to happen sometime. Last night I was cursed and threatened by some rando for not having a mask on while walking my puppy on a public street. And no, I was not violating any state or local restrictions. I was coming from a daily gathering of dogs (and[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on January 10, 2021 in
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What’s Good for Clinton Is Good for Trump

I’m not a fan of leaders who point fingers, play the blame game or play the victim card. What can I say, I don’t like cry babies. It’s bad enough to see any adult act like a whiny child. When a a business or political leader does it, it’s nauseating.[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on January 7, 2021 in
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The “Strange” Factor

People will generally do what they’re incentivized to do. That doesn’t apply to everyone, mind you. Everyone is different. Unique. Unpredictable. And therein lies the rub. People are only predictable as a group. We rarely account for individual behavior, since we rarely know people well enough to know whether we[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on January 3, 2021 in
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2020: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out

Covid, impeachment, riots, lockdowns, wildfires, — we all have plenty of reasons to kick 2020 in the ass with a classic “don’t let the door hit you on the way out” sendoff. The only problem is we’re still stuck with our power hungry politicians — hypocritical elites who get off[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 31, 2020 in
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The Social Media Echo Chamber and Our Sociopolitical Divide

You know we have plenty of brainiacs in this country. The question is, why don’t any of them use those ginormous brains? Bear with me and follow my logic for a minute. Web 2.0 — the interactive web — launched in 2000. Facebook was founded in 2004. Twitter launched in[…] Read On

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