Reading time – 3:40; Viewing time – 4:51 . . . When we’re presented with a large number it’s easy to fail to fully appreciate what it means, Indeed Josef Stalin said, “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” Sadly, Stalin was right. There are about 800,000 federal employees who… [read more]
What’s Next
Reading time – 4:45; Viewing time – 6:48 . . . I’ve been wondering about the important actions we should expect from the 116th Congress. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the incoming chair of the House Intelligence Committee, has promised a real investigation into Russian meddling in our 2016 election. That will be in stark contrast to… [read more]
Why So Many Are Angry
Reading time – 3:59; Viewing time – 5:42 . . . The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was promoted as a surefire way to increase the wages of working Americans and promote the hiring of additional workers. “More than 70% of this [tax cut] will be returned to workers,” said White House spokesperson Sarah… [read more]
Irony
Reading time – 3:41; Viewing time – 4:53 . . . Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of the Republic of China during the Second World War and was our ally in fighting the Japanese. In the Chinese civil war following WWII Mao Zedong’s army won and Chiang and his army retreated from mainland China to… [read more]
Social Musings v 1.0
Reading time – 2:42; Viewing time – 3:46 . . . This has been simmering for a long time and I know I’m not alone, because I’ve checked with many people whose experience is identical. My day job is to deliver keynotes and workshops focused on leadership. Following each session I commonly receive requests… [read more]
Disruptions, Relativism, Witches and The Constitution
Reading time – 5:10; Viewing time – 7:24 . . . It’s time for some brutal satire. In the early days of Saturday Night Live! Chevy Chase was doing the Weekend Update and reported a tragedy, roughly remembered as, “A Japan Airlines 747 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 385 passengers and crew aboard. But… [read more]
Potpourri v6.0
Reading time – 4:32; Viewing time – 6:38 . . . Good news! This is a safe place, because there’s no coverage of Russian conspiracy, plea deals, Trump fact checking, stupid tweets, emoluments, an unworthy AG, sucking up to Saudi Arabia and Putin, obstruction of justice, temper tantrums at the G20-Argentina, a $50 million penthouse… [read more]
This Is Going To Be A Challenge
Reading time – 3:50; Viewing time – 5:07 . . . The experts tell us what is painfully obvious, that we’ve trained ourselves to have a short little attention span and we refuse to hone our ability to hold conflicting or complex thoughts in mind. We are impatient in the extreme. Examples: It used to… [read more]
Perversion
Reading time – 4:41; Viewing time – 6:43 . . . First they were the “silent majority.” Then they were “values voters,” which seemed to imply that those who didn’t see things exactly their way had no values. Now they’re “the base” or “Evangelicals.” Regardless of the label, they were and are focused on being… [read more]
Potpourri v5.0
Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 3:47 . . . I attended a demonstration last week in Naples, FL. This was one of the over 1,000 demonstrations spread among all 50 states protesting the Matt Whitaker appointment as acting Attorney General, seen as the first concrete step to Trump neutering the Mueller investigation. We… [read more]
