A common argument or refrain from the right is that the left is opposed to ‘law and order,’ or that law and order is being undermined by democrats. I think, rather, law and order is being selectively enforced. So in the case of BLM and other protesters wrecking havoc, there is very little law and… Continue reading ‘Law and order,’ but selectivity enforced
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Why low stakes issues dominate discourse
A question I have pondered is, why are low-stakes issues so persistent in terms of discourse? The issues of trans rights and pronoun usage has exploded in recent years, since 2017 especially, after Trump won and Dr. Jordan Peterson became so popular. This includes: people choosing their preferred pronouns, gender fluidity, trans people in sports,… Continue reading Why low stakes issues dominate discourse
TikTok 45-day deadline
Saw this going viral Trump issues executive orders to BAN TikTok and WeChat in 45 days President Donald Trump has issued executive orders effectively banning Chinese video sharing app TikTok and messaging service WeChat in a dramatic escalation of tensions with Beijing that sent stocks tumbling worldwide overnight. Using national emergency powers, Trump on Thursday… Continue reading TikTok 45-day deadline
Elon Musk Praises China
Elon Musk says ‘China rocks’ while the U.S. is full of ‘complacency and entitlement’ Musk replied: “China rocks in my opinion. The energy in China is great. People there – there’s like a lot of smart, hard working people. And they’re really — they’re not entitled, they’re not complacent, whereas I see in the United… Continue reading Elon Musk Praises China
TikTok is not going anywhere
Regardless of whether you think TikTok is good or bad, the odds of it being blocked are about zero. The overwhelming likelihood is either Trump will change his mind upon realizing the frivolity and impracticality of the proposal, or the courts will strike it down, or the ISPs will not comply. I think the courts… Continue reading TikTok is not going anywhere
Failing to renew $600 unemployment checks will not hurt the US economy much
The $600 weekly unemployment benefits checks under the CARES act have expired yesterday. Not surprisingly, the liberal media is predicting things will get worse if they are not renewed, and that this is a big crisis: Cutting off the $600 boost to unemployment benefits would be both cruel and bad economics Millions of Americans risk… Continue reading Failing to renew $600 unemployment checks will not hurt the US economy much
How big can the tech giants become?
Tesla, along with Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Facebook are laying the digital and physical (in the case of Tesla) groundwork and infrastructure for the type-1 civilization transition that futurists for decades have been predicting, although few have offered any specific investing advice to profit from this transition. This is not to be be confused for… Continue reading How big can the tech giants become?
The UBI Debate: Mixed Socialism
The article Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 went viral. I’m a huge fan of capitalism and free trade, as laid out in Adam Smith’s genre defining book The Wealth of Nations. The first core component of capitalism is the understanding that when everyone performs the work they are best at, then trades with each… Continue reading The UBI Debate: Mixed Socialism
Blame mega-corps for woke agenda, not activism and NGOs
I think we are going to be entering a news drought soon. Last year at around this time Jeffery Epstein died, which was a huge deal. And then shortly after, the Trump impeachment process also began, also a big deal. There is not really much to look forward to to kick the lull, until the… Continue reading Blame mega-corps for woke agenda, not activism and NGOs
In Defense of Drudge
Over the past few years so so, there have been grumblings by conservatives that Drudge is anti-Trump, that Drudge is working with the left, or that Drudge has lost his way, etc. Just two days ago, Tucker Carlson called Matt Drudge “firmly a man of the progressive left:” “For decades, Matt Drudge was one of… Continue reading In Defense of Drudge