Khizr Khan story: Much Ado About Nothing

The latest manufactured outrage by the left is the Khizr Khan story. The liberal media is trying desperately to create a narrative that: -this story is important -everyone is outraged -that Trump blundered, he’s ‘unstable’ and ‘unfit’ for office The reality: – most people won’t even notice or care. Even though the name ‘Khan’ came… Continue reading Khizr Khan story: Much Ado About Nothing

Gnon Index (turning $10k into $95k)

Amazon, Facebook, and Google stock individually have far out-paced the S&P 500 since Jan. 2013: And when combined (each weighted 33% in the portfolio and re-balanced annually), is up over 200% vs. just 60% for the S&P 500: Investing $10,000 and using 3-1 leverage such as by using options would have turned into $95,000 in… Continue reading Gnon Index (turning $10k into $95k)

Airbnb Files to Raise $850 Million at $30 Billion Valuation

Look like I’m right right again: Airbnb Files to Raise $850 Million at $30 Billion Valuation: Airbnb has been restrained about how much capital it takes on compared with ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc., which has raised more than $15 billion in equity and debt. Airbnb and Uber are often discussed together because they were… Continue reading Airbnb Files to Raise $850 Million at $30 Billion Valuation

Trump the ‘Inarticulate Orator’

Apparently Trump is an ‘inarticulate orator’, according to iSteve, implying perhaps that Trump is not very smart. I guess Obama could be an articulate orator if habitually using a teleprompter, relying on pre-screened questions, and constantly uttering ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ in your speech is considered ‘good oration’. Donald Trump is as articulate as he needs… Continue reading Trump the ‘Inarticulate Orator’

U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad

From the NYT: U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad Hmmm…but this should not be happening…America is supposed to be ‘dumbing down’, according to the media and punditry. I’ve long been incredulous about the ‘America is dumbing down’ narrative – the totality of the empirical evidence just doesn’t support it, and for every… Continue reading U.S. Team Wins First Place at International Math Olympiad

Why Thomas Sowell Never Got a Nobel Prize

From Wikipedia: ‘On the right and in conservative and libertarian quarters, Sowell is lauded as a “giant”,[40] brilliant,[41] one of the most original[42] and prolific intellects of our time,[43] “a national treasure.”[44] and someone to whom a Nobel Prize should have been awarded long ago.’ So why, in spite of his prolific output spanning six… Continue reading Why Thomas Sowell Never Got a Nobel Prize

Thomas Sowell Ignores Biology

Thomas Sowell’s latest article The Dumbest Idea is going viral, about how it’s wrong-headed of politicians to expect equal socioeconomic outcomes, when humans are diverse. Sowell’s argument is environment-based, for example, that women earn less because they choose professions that don’t pay as well, not because biology is any way involved. But by ignoring biology,… Continue reading Thomas Sowell Ignores Biology

Right Again: Tech Companies Keep Posting Blowout Earnings

Over and over again, I keep being right. In mid-2015, in the article Why the Web 2.0/Tech 2.0 ‘Bubble’ Refuses to Burst, I wrote: But I am pessimistic about the hardware unicorns (Fitbit, Skullcandy, GoPro, Jawbone) as opposed to the app/website ones, so It’s not like I am emphatically bullish about everything, and these hardware… Continue reading Right Again: Tech Companies Keep Posting Blowout Earnings