No Privacy Online

Interesting RamZPaul video: The problem is, when someone posts something on Twitter, it ceases to be private, so I dunno why Ramz is framing it as a privacy issue. The point of Twitter is to broadcast to the public. There is an option to make your tweets private, but that significantly limits your potential audience… Continue reading No Privacy Online

Debunking the Tesla ‘missallocation of capital’ argument

I am good at forecasting and investing, not because I am that smart, but because the competition is so wrong. These are the people I (and other investors) are competing against. To quote Trump, they are not sending their best. Lately I have been seeing arguments that Tesla’s stock surge is a “missallocation of capital”… Continue reading Debunking the Tesla ‘missallocation of capital’ argument

Side Hustles are Overrated

A Google search shows considerable interest in so-called ‘side hustles’. The idea is, it is possible to supplement your income by earning extra money on your own, in addition to a regular job or going school. Most of the hype surrounding side-hustles is unwarranted, and it’s much harder to be successful than one may be… Continue reading Side Hustles are Overrated

Bernie Sanders’ Immigration Plan is Terrible, but there are some silver linings

The right needs to come to terms with the possibility of Sanders winning the primaries and possibly even becoming president. Upon cursory glance, his immigration policies are terrible, promising free stuff for illegals and pushing Congress for a law that would shield illegals from deportation, in addition to a pathway for citizenship, and also undo… Continue reading Bernie Sanders’ Immigration Plan is Terrible, but there are some silver linings

Online Journalism: Themes of Viral Articles

It has been a while since I wrote about online journalism. In this post I identify characteristics of authors and articles that go viral. There is a tendency to dismiss journalism as not a ‘hard’ or substantive subject, compared to more intellectually rigorous and less ideologically-motivated subjects such has math or computer science (STEM subjects).… Continue reading Online Journalism: Themes of Viral Articles

News Updates

Not a whole lot in the news. The Trump impeachment Senate trial is a farce. Trump’s approval ratings are climbing again, now at 43% according to 538, which is the highest in months. The left’s gambit has failed. The left hoped that by impeaching Trump, even if on the flimsiest of charges, that enough undecided… Continue reading News Updates

Smart-Left vs. Regressive-Left

I read lefty publications in order to take the pulse of the entirety culture-war landscape. If I just read right-wing blogs and magazines–the handful that still remain and are updated at at least regular intervals and haven’t yet departed to Twitter, Podcasting, or YouTube–my perspective would be limited. The article What’s the harm in reading?… Continue reading Smart-Left vs. Regressive-Left