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A Parliament of Whores
“Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.” -PJ O’Rourke. As you probably heard already, NYC …
All for the Want of a Nail
Anthropologist, Margaret Mead, once said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that …
The Door is Not the Problem
Have you ever pushed a door that was supposed to be pulled? Activated the wrong heating pad on the oven? Fumbled with the parking brake …
Your Critics Make You
Have you ever noticed how some of the best ideas come from spite? Take potato chips. As the story goes, they were born from a …
Great Ideas Die. Memes Live Forever
Here’s a fun game: Here are four lines from four famous speeches. “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears…” “Four score and seven years ago …
The Theseus Paradox
It’s called the Theseus Paradox. According to Plutarch, there’s an Ancient Greek story about a 30-oar ship belonging to King Theseus, which by standards of …
Loss is the Only Constant
The losses keep coming. The lives lost in the DCA plane crash, entire communities lost in the LA fires, careers lost from new policy shifts. …
From DEI to dei
It’s been a busy week for our new President, to put it mildly. The thing that’s gotten the most attention is his Executive Order putting …
The Curse of Easy Money
In 1977, economists noticed something strange in the Netherlands. The discovery of natural gas had made the country rich. Really rich. But the wealth was …
More “Be,” Less “Do”
Back when he was still running Microsoft in the 1980s, Bill Gates would vanish into the woods for a week each year. No communication. No …
The Myth of Maslow
We finally saw Ridley Scott’s movie, “Napoleon” the other day. It’s a good movie, much better than we expected after hearing initial complaints that it …
No One’s in Charge
“Those health freaks are going to feel pretty silly, years from now, when they all start dying of nothing.” –Redd Foxx. We’re all doomed. Again. …
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