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New Order

David Rothkopf wonders “whether America’s run is up, the American Century is over?” The answer appears to be a definitive yes. If it is…

3d ago

Photo of tattered American flag blowing in the wind.

3d ago

Reversion To Mean

The fantastic Will Bunch had a great, but depressing, piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer the other day that described the anger and sadness…

5d ago

Photo of LBJ and MLK at the signing of the Civil Rights Act

5d ago

It’s Over

The coup that began with the Brooks Brothers riot in 2000, and then just barely failed in 2021, was finally completed last night. Trump and…

Feb 1

Photo of tattered American flag blowing in the wind.

Feb 1

Gradually, Then Suddenly

Despite conservatism’s dream of denial, we clearly live in the Buddhist world of impermanence. In addition, Darwinian evolution emphasizes…

Jan 29

Satellite photo of hurricane

Jan 29

State Of Failure

Jan 15

State Of Failure

Jan 15

The Culture Of Lying

The recent story of the Indian tech company YesMadam firing all their workers who reported that they were stressed on the job in a company…

Dec 19, 2024

Photo of Harvard Business School

Dec 19, 2024

Natural Weekends

Dec 8, 2024

Aoraki — New Zealand

Dec 8, 2024

Competitive Illusions

Recently, my significant other sent me out to buy a small, travel-size can of hair spray for a short trip we planned to go on. Needless to…

Dec 7, 2024

Competitive Illusions

Dec 7, 2024

Brook No Argument

A friend recently sent me David Brooks’ article in the Atlantic entitled “How The Ivy League Broke America”, in which Brooks argues that a…

Nov 25, 2024

Brook No Argument

Nov 25, 2024

Ballot Backfire?

I’ll be writing about a few more random thoughts about specific issues in this election in the coming days. My fuller election analysis is…

Nov 17, 2024

Ballot Backfire?

Nov 17, 2024

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