There was a time in America when we broke up big corporations. We didn’t break them up because they weren’t providing a useful service. We broke them up because we didn’t believe that their size was in the best interests of the American people and its economy. Now we’ve gone in a completely different direction.…
Wikileaks is doing the job that our media used to. The deep state has to vilify Assange because they don’t like their exposure as liars and opportunists. In a different time, we’d be reading these stories in the traditional media.
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Good analysis of the destruction of the media. In a way, we all lose when the media abandon’s its role to inform and hold an out of control government accountable. The internet helps get the word out, but it alss helps build walls, with people gravitating to what they like and believe and not taking the time to learn opposing views. Of course the media will blame the Russians for making this happen.…
It’s good news that punishment is being passed out here. The sad thing is that this is taking so long to accomplish. First complaints were in 2012. The biggest problem with our justice system is that it is no longer swift and certain. And of course these brothers are the owners of the Cleveland Browns and the Governor of Tennessee.…
This is another case of a headline wanting you to believe something that isn’t true. Brooks is no fan of Trump or the American people. His argument isn’t that McConnell is a terrible majority leader. His argument is that we need a new speaker to convince us that all is well and that we are stupid and just need to follow the deep state’s plan.
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What, the Government has two standards? Do as we say but not as we do? Credit monitoring is an interesting challenge. We all voluntarily offer up our private information. Look at the fine print of all the things you sign up for (electricity, credit cards, you name it.) For the most part, though there is no market solution other than not using the service you are singing up for. I’m not sure what the solution is.…
This is an ultimate deep state issue. I’ve contended for a long time that the Neo Cons and the Neo Libs are peas from the same pod. The deep state wanted Hillary to win because she was one of them and could be counted on to protect and grow the deep state. And they have infiltrated the Trump White House.…
This decision caused the blogosphere to go crazy. This is a perfect example of turning information into knowledge. The court ruled correctly. Read the ruling, not the editorial reporting in the media. Ultimately we all want those who cause harm to be punished, not some faceless group. We all get made at the EPA for example, but the EPA didn’t do it, some real person did it.…
There is a saying that the only constant in life is change. The US used to value innovation. We no longer lead the world in innovation. As our deep state got larger, the sheer inertia of moving large corporations into change has caused us to protect the old instead of looking for the new. China is embracing change and rewarding innovation. Government can create a culture of innovation often by just getting out of the way.
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My earlier post on the NFL’s stupid decision to offend its customers tried to figure out why the owners made such a stupid decision to offend the customer base. I suggested a couple of possible reasons. I left out one of them. In America we have a large number of socialist millionaire and billionaires. Maybe the owners have slid over to the socialist side and think that they are better and smarter than their customers. …
