What I Believe: Manifesto
I haven’t gotten here because I’m an ideologue.
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What I Believe, Part III: The Roadmap
Three core values inform everything I believe.
Read moreWhat I Believe, Part II: The Manifesto
Three core values inform everything I believe.
Read moreHow Many Dollars Is a Life Worth (and Why Did We Choose This)?
Our desperation is no accident. Desperation is good for business. Colorado reopened for business yesterday. There were precautions galore, like these posted on the website of one of our favorite local restaurants: You must wear a mask or face covering until drinks and food arrive and while you are moving about the restaurant and bar Practice social distancing by staying
Read moreJobs, Zuckerberg, Bezos: what do our titans of tech say about us?
We have met the enemy and he is us.
Read morePrivilege, thy name is Amy Wax
The Amy Wax/UPenn problem isn’t about academic freedom, it’s about unexamined privilege. And firing her won’t solve the problem.
Read moreWhy Tulsa’s bid to attract the “creative class” is doomed
“Nobody wants to live in Dogpatch.”
Read moreLyft, Uber: the shame of lesser work (and get ready for the automation of white collar jobs)
Automation is getting worse for workers, and the emotional strain is already evident. I’ve noticed something. When I take a Lyft (I never take Uber, although I imagine the same is true for them), I’m rarely in the car more than a minute before the driver subtly makes it known that he/she has a real job (ie, white collar –
Read moreTrump logic and steel imports
The Trump Doctrine is in full flight this morning. President Don says he’s gonna lay the steel tariff smack down on China. Funny thing, though: However, he now says he might exempt Canada and Mexico from the tariffs. The Trump Doctrine: Imagine a problem that doesn’t exist. Use it to piss off everybody. Then propose a “solution” that wouldn’t work
Read moreAmerican Mobility: All the Places I’ve Lived
Sometimes those who know you the best know you the least.
Read moreHappy 4th of July: what does “freedom” mean to you?
America is a great idea, but it’s hard to love these days. At some point tonight millions and millions of us will find ourselves sitting in a stadium or a park or maybe on a city rooftop or a grassy hill in the country, staring at the sky, celebrating our country’s anniversary by watching the annual fireworks show. I won’t
Read moreJohn Oliver’s beatdown of DaVita reminds us: Richard Nixon was an American liberal icon
HB2 cost NC a lot more than $3.76B
The AP says the “bathroom bill” cost North Carolina $3.76 billion. The real damage is likely much, much higher. The AP yesterday released an analysis indicating that reaction to North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 – the “bathroom bill” – cost the state a staggering $3.76 billion in lost business, projected over 12 years. That’s a remarkable hit to economy, but as I
Read moreDear Liberals: you don't vote in your economic best interests, either
Bottom line: almost ALL Americans vote against their best interests. For years progressives have been hammering conservatives – specifically social conservatives – who “vote against their own interests.” As in, poor working people who vote for the wealthy GOP interests that are the reason they’re poor, and whose policies insure they will remain that way. I have certainly been among this crowd
Read moreWhat does Brexit mean for the Premier League?
By threatening club finances and limiting player movement, Brexit may inflict serious damage on the world’s best league… On the sports side of things, we have this headline this morning: Premier League refuses to speculate on effects of UK’s ‘Brexit’ from EU The world’s most prestigious football league might be unwilling to speculate, but I’m not. England’s vote to leave
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