Reading time – 5:16; Viewing time – 8:10 . . . This post is longer than usual, but stay with me. I promise you’ll be rewarded. —————————————————— The 13th Amendment reads, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United… [read more]
Wag the Dog
Reading time – 3:24; Viewing time – 4:37 . . . This is from the Sunday New York Times: “At [national security advisor John] Bolton’s direction, the National Security Council asked the Pentagon last year to provide the White House with military options to strike Iran . . .” Let’s put this into perspective. Gen…. [read more]
Immigration and Border Security Plan
Reading time – 5:19; Viewing time – 7:05 . . . Ever since the flamboyant down escalator “look at me” event in 2015, it has been our new normal to have a minimum of a week’s worth of hair-in-fire news every day. Giving credit where it’s due, Trump is supremely good at getting attention and… [read more]
Double Standard
Reading time – 4:56 . . . It wasn’t always this way. In fact, there have been many times when it was the reverse. But this is how it is today. Newt Gingrich was giddy in his self-righteous moralizing in pursuit of bringing down Bill Clinton following the 1994 mid-term election that put Republicans in… [read more]
Mike
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]
