Wake Me When It’s Over
In the latest Game of Thrones' (soporific) saga last night, the allies (Democrats) have begun to squabble among themselves, break promises, and drink heavily. They are resigned to losing to an omnipotent enemy whose followers they can't understand. They now
I Only Asked If You Liked the Soup
When you have to drop a fierce political viewpoint into every conversation, every casual exchange, everything you write, you're not just an advocate, you're a fanatic. Santayana defined a fanatic as someone who loses sight of his goals and consequently
Pumping
I'm 73 and standing in the rain pumping gas into my Rolls. I know, a lot of people would love to have this problem. But this once was a full service station where I came for over 30 years. Mark would
Instant Rejection
A great many people today respond to critique or even disagreement by "branding" the other person. They are a "bigot," a "racist," a "denier," an "Islamophobe," an "anti-Semite," a "red" or a "blue," a "neocon" or a "radical." Not everyone
Thoughts and Prayers
I understand diverse political opinion and even polarization. (I don't like it, but I understand it.) But I'm having a real problem with contempt. A great many people indicate sympathy (or even a frustration in being unable to be of more
Political Time Allocation
This is a consulting observation, not a partisan political comment: It seems to me that in the time remaining, the Democrats are far better served putting all energy, money, and repute into winning the 2020 election instead of trying to
Situational Morality
The students of Brown University are petitioning the administration to disinvest funds in any company dealing with Israel on the premise that the Palestinian people are oppressed by Israel. This, in a university named after the family of its original
Lower Than Pond Scum
There are quite a few pursuits that people engage in which really lend and add nothing to society in terms of value. One is multi-level marketing (Ponzi schemes), for example. Another is the phony demands to renew trademarks which do
Autonomously Clueless
In the highly unlikely event we become a nation of primarily autonomous vehicles, explain this to me: Will they be programmed in strict adherence to the speed limits? In other words, will city driving be strictly at 25 MPH or
I’ve Met the Enemy and…
If a company spends 70% of its time on internecine warfare and 30% on customers, it will fail competitively. The same holds true for a country where the politicians spend 70% of their time at each other's throats and 30% on