The Myth about Job Creation
We have been living in a fantasy about job creators, and our understanding needs to change.
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Lee Atwater on a Racist Strategy for the Republican Party
Lee Atwater's 1981 interview explained how overt racial appeals became coded language in modern Republican politics, a lesson still visible in campaign rhetoric.
Obama Being Elected and the Worst of your Fears Coming True
A sarcastic note about political fear after Obama was elected.
Romney, FEMA and the Olympics
A closer look at Mitt Romney, FEMA, and the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics, including how federal Olympic funding helped the Games and Romney's public turnaround story.
Racism and Why I cannot vote Republican
The acceptance of racism through silence while others spread racist propaganda is the #1 reason I wi
Drug War, Prisons and Debt
If you add all the money we are spending on prisons...
Political Debate or Boxing Match?
As I watch people debate about the elections...
Get Your War On Animated
It's back!
Game Theory and the Triumph of Capitalism
When you look at Capitalism you can't help but look at Game Theory. Players can come to dominate the game. Then the idea that capitalism always achieves maximum gain becomes invalid. There is a role of governments to regulate and adjudicate the game. That is not Socialism, but rather makes the "triumph of capitalism" possible.
Income and Wealth Per Person Worldwide
If there were a worldwide redistribution of income today in which every man, woman and child earned
Assault Rifles are Weapons of War Not Self Defence
It is estimated that 2000 guns per day are flowing illegally across the border into Mexico, a large percentage of those weapons being semi-automatic rifles similar the one used in today's shooting in Aurora. These guns are being used to kills cops, so much so that the cops cover their faces so they or their families will not be hunted down and killed. There...
Wealth comes from the help of others
I've heard a similar message coming from Elizabeth Warren, but this one comes from Obama. People who are wealthy and successful got there because of the many people who made that possible which likely includes people who work much harder and face even greater challenges. The heros in our society should be the people help others when nobody will help them, pe...
Response to Circular about Work and Prosperity
The following is something that is getting circulated. On the surface, the logic sounds good, and it
10 Years of Lost Equity
It seems hard to imagine, but it is true all across the country
Why does Congress pass bill that will fail?
So for something like the thirty fifth time, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to end the Healthcare Reform that is a cornerstone of the Obama presidency. Not only is the Democratically controlled Senate certain to vote this house bill down, the President is certain to veto it. This bill has a 0% chance of passing.It makes you wonder if there is...
Alcohol is the Prevalent Gateway Drug
It seems that school programs meant to help prevent young people from getting into hard drugs like cocaine may need to focus a little more time on the use of alcohol. According to a study from the Journal of School Health, alcohol is the most likely gateway. “Some of these earlier iterations needed to be fleshed out,” Adam Barry said. “That’s why we wanted t...
Mitt Romney's Amazing IRA Investments
If a couple is only allowed to place $10,000/year into an IRA, how is it that Mitt and Ann Romney's
Cooperation and Competition
Are they mutually exclusive?
Ronald Reagan on Free Unions and Collective Bargaining
A note on Ronald Reagan, free unions, and collective bargaining.
Charles Sanders Peirce's Prediction of Twentieth Century
Charles Sanders Peirce's late-nineteenth-century warning about greed, Wall Street, and the twentieth century, with context on his pragmatism and the essay Evolutionary Love.