Identity Politics
What you're seeing in Virginia right now is one of the worst aspects of today's "identity politics": The identities (constituencies) have a direct conflict, a minority office holder accused by at least two women of rape.
This Round Is On Me
Could someone make a fortune today with a business that destroyed all old yearbooks, burned all photos of you when you weren't in a scout uniform helping the elderly cross streets, and counter-threaten all those people who got drunk along
Does Anyone Have A Tiger for Rent?
If you throw a rock down the street in a large city in the US you're likely to hit someone running for president. How many of them believe they stand a chance versus simply having a springboard to advance their
Future Tense
We need to try to constantly learn from the past to improve the future, not attempt to eradicate the past as if that will change the present.
Paycheck to Paycheck
Has anyone noticed that one of the revelations of the government shutdown is the number of workers who don't have reserves or savings to fund themselves through a couple of missed paychecks? And presumably, at least some of them have
Shutdown This
Perhaps if the government shutdown meant that no one in Congress or the Senate would receive any pay we wouldn't be in this moronic situation in the US. When incompetent people bear no adverse consequence for their actions, this is
Could You Return, Your Majesty?
In the US, our "lawmakers" can't seem to figure out a way to keep the government open, and if TSA launches a wildcat strike, the air traffic system will be shut down. Think of the medical treatments, weddings, family reunions,
Teaching and Learning
You can chalk this up to "He thinks things were always better in the past": • Teachers wore business attire when I went to grammar school. • They showed up at "open house" for parents in the evening, when people weren't working
The Egocentrism of the Elected
Can you imagine a corporation acting with its customers, employees, and suppliers the way our executive and legislative branches are now ceasing to cooperate? People would be fired, changes would be made, or firms would go out of business. Why can
Seriously?
I'm as pro-capitalism and American Dream as you can get. I believe in ensuring equal starts and level playing fields as a societal obligation. But I also believe that you reward talent, not merely participation. And you expect talent to