Lista de columnas de David Grace
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Los cuatro deseos humanos fundamentales e insaciables: codicia, venganza, vanidad, megalomanía
El aumento dramático en los últimos años de las emociones tóxicas que impulsan a los seres humanos susceptibles y nocivos
21 de noviembre de 2022
La naturaleza humana
Codicia
emociones
Venganza
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¿La acusación de Trump sería algo bueno o malo para los demócratas?
¿Sería mejor para los demócratas si Trump no es arrestado hasta después de 2024?
18 de noviembre de 2022
Demócratas
Triunfo
republicanos
Política
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Me pregunto cómo los acusados que no son miembros de la clase alta ven las súplicas de "déjenla ir" hechas en apoyo de Elizabeth Holmes.
17 de noviembre de 2022
Theranos
elizabeth holmes
Justicia penal
Tribunales
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No entienden que las personas avariciosas siempre usan el gobierno (o la falta de gobierno) como una forma de obtener más dinero y más poder.
17 de noviembre de 2022
Gobierno
liberales
conservadores
Regulación
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¿Cómo sería la economía hoy si el Congreso no hubiera (1) devuelto dinero a los contribuyentes y (2) aprobado el proyecto de ley de infraestructura?
8 de noviembre de 2022
Inflación
Ciencias económicas
republicanos
Política
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Spotify acaba de publicar la edición en audiolibro de mi novela, “ Disparando cuervos al amanecer”
1 de noviembre de 2022
Crimen ficcion
Disparando cuervos al amanecer
Novedoso
Texas
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Like Monarchism Before It, Parliamentary Democracy’s Day Has Come & Gone. Abolish Legislatures
We need to replace Parliamentary Democracy with a completely different system of government — Democratic Executive Management
October 18, 2022
Democracy
Government
Political Science
Congress
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What If All Publishers Were As Immune From Liability For Defamation As Facebook Is?
It’s past time to revise Sec. 230 to increase Facebook’s financial liability for lies and hate content it hosts or recommends
September 28, 2022
Social Media
Conspiracy Theories
Fake News
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The Devil & Donald Trump — The Deal Giving Him The White House Expired Too Soon To Keep Him There
The Fictitious Account Of Satan’s Negotiation To Acquire The Soul Of Donald J. Trump
September 2, 2022
Humor
Satire
Trump
Politics
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Mitch McConnell & Communists Have The Same Definition Of “Fairness”
They both think that what’s unfair to you depends on what somebody else gets, confusing unfairness with jealousy
August 27, 2022
Politics
Mitch Mcconnell
Student Loans
Republicans
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Building More New Housing Will NOT Lower Rents — High Rents Are Baked-In By High Costs
Market-rate rents are high because since 1970 housing costs have doubled while the median household income has only increased by about 15%
August 24, 2022
Economics
Rental Property
Housing
Apartments
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One Corp Owns Over 83,000 Homes. Rents Are Skyrocketing. What’s Next?
Will half the country eventually lose the ability to buy a home and end up living in houses rented from huge investment companies?
August 16, 2022
Economics
Rental Property
Wall Street
Housing
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Pasar de un precio de alquiler de monopolio a un precio de mercado competitivo con un impuesto del 100 % sobre los alquileres que excedan el rendimiento de la inversión a tasa de mercado
11 de agosto de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Alojamiento
Alquilar
Alquiler
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El efecto de retroalimentación siempre lleva a los sistemas desequilibrados a los extremos, nunca al medio. A menos que se controle, los ricos siempre se volverán más ricos
9 de agosto de 2022
Anarquismo
libertarismo
Ciencias económicas
Gobierno
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No es una cadena de suministro, es una red de tuberías de suministro
La red masiva, compleja y frágil de tuberías de suministro otorga a los vendedores un poder mucho mayor para limitar los suministros y aumentar los precios.
5 de agosto de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Economía
Precios
Cadena de suministro
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Cuanto mayor sea la tecnología de la economía, menor será la competencia de precios que tendrá
Un producto vital + poco exceso de oferta + unos pocos vendedores con grandes cuotas de mercado = un mercado libre que hará que los precios suban, no bajen
4 de agosto de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Estrategia para colocar precios
Competencia
Inflación
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La mejor manera de desalentar las actividades abusivas es hacer que le cuesten a la gente más de lo que valen.
27 de julio de 2022
Liberal
Política pública
Legislación
Conservador
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Deja de quejarte sobre la violencia armada y haz lo único que cambiará las cosas
Esto es lo que debe hacer para implementar reglas razonables para la tenencia responsable de armas
26 de julio de 2022
partido Republicano
armas
Armas de asalto
republicanos
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Algunas observaciones sobre el peculiar idioma inglés: Wash Up, Wash Down y Washed Up
Esta columna trata sobre algunas de esas cosas en las que piensas de vez en cuando. Más cosas emocionantes sobre economía pronto.
19 de julio de 2022
Humor
Sátira
Idioma
Inglés
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Los estados ahora pueden criminalizar cualquier cosa que desee hacer que no esté específicamente protegida en la Constitución.
8 de julio de 2022
Constitución
Ley
huevas v wade
Corte Suprema
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1 de julio de 2022
huevas v wade
Constitución
Pornografía infantil
Declaración de Derechos
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Los progresistas boicotean a Hillary–> La elección de Trump–> Gorsuch, Kavanaugh y Coney–> Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health–> Más por venir
29 de junio de 2022
Progresivo
Liberal
Elecciones
lijadoras de bernie
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El juez Thomas cree que la Constitución no impide que los estados segreguen las escuelas y prohíban el matrimonio homosexual e interracial
28 de junio de 2022
huevas v wade
Constitución
Aborto
Derechos de los homosexuales
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Los productos con largas cadenas de suministro en mercados dominados por unos pocos vendedores están mucho menos sujetos a la competencia de precios.
25 de junio de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Precios
Cadena de suministro
Competencia
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Las tarjetas de crédito son heroína financiera, diseñadas para ser un sistema de adicción a la deuda
Las tarjetas de crédito nos han transformado de una sociedad de “GANAR AHORA, GASTAR MÁS TARDE” a una sociedad de “GASTAR AHORA, GANAR MÁS TARDE”
21 de junio de 2022
Finanzas y Banca
Tarjetas de crédito
Bancario
Consumidor
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Si usa Thunderbird y ya no puede acceder a su cuenta de Gmail, esta es la solución
Los requisitos modificados de Gmail de Google bloquearon a los usuarios de Thunderbird sin un mensaje de error que les indicara claramente cómo solucionar el problema
9 de junio de 2022
Gmail
pájaro trueno
panorama
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Los hipócritas dicen cuánto lo sienten por los niños muertos y luego salen y votan por tipos como Ted Cruz.
26 de mayo de 2022
armas
Segunda Enmienda
tiroteos masivos
republicanos
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Deje de usar "ellos" y "ellos" cuando se refiera a una sola persona
Estás destrozando innecesariamente el inglés y confundiendo a los lectores. En su lugar, utilice nuevos pronombres neutros en cuanto al género “hem” para él/ella y “he” para él/ella.
24 de mayo de 2022
Transgénero
Gramática
Escribiendo
Idioma en Inglés
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Penalizar el aborto se trata realmente de disuadir a las mujeres de tener sexo recreativo
Para los fundamentalistas religiosos “sexo fuera del matrimonio” y “hijo no deseado” = Crimen y Castigo
10 de mayo de 2022
Aborto
Esclavitud
Derechos de las mujeres
Mujer
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Cómo usaría el aprendizaje automático para construir un detector de mentiras realmente bueno
¿No debería la tecnología de aprendizaje automático ser capaz de crear un detector de mentiras casi perfecto?
19 de abril de 2022
Detector de mentiras
Aprendizaje automático
Palantir
CIA
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Una definición que confunde la “inflación” con solo una de sus posibles causas es falsa
Qué es algo y qué hace que sea son dos cosas completamente diferentes
12 de abril de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Inflación
Gastos gubernamentales
Política
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Al igual que los autos deportivos italianos y los veleros, no tenga una mascota, ¡alquile una!
4 de abril de 2022
Humor
Perros
gatos
Puesta en marcha
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Las compañías petroleras obtienen más de 3 veces más ganancias brutas por galón con el gas que venden en California que con el gas que venden en Missouri
28 de marzo de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Estrategia para colocar precios
Inflación
Aceite
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Los factores que afectan cuán severamente disminuirán las ventas cuando suba el precio
Los factores principales son cuánto necesitan los compradores el producto y la relación entre el aumento de precio y los ingresos de los compradores.
16 de marzo de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Inflación
Estrategia para colocar precios
Monopolio
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Cómo un gran vendedor puede elevar el precio de mercado hasta un precio de monopolio
El factor clave es si la cuota de mercado del gran vendedor es sustancialmente mayor que el exceso de capacidad de producción de la industria.
11 de marzo de 2022 — ***
Ciencias económicas
Inflación
Monopolio
Estrategia para colocar precios
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Grandes desequilibrios en el poder de negociación son el colesterol en las arterias de la economía
La fuerte competencia crea una economía eficiente. Grandes desequilibrios en el poder de negociación lo destruyen
1 de marzo de 2022
Ciencias económicas
Corporaciones
Reglamento
Capitalismo
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Cualquier conducta que la sociedad recompense es la conducta que obtendrá
El poder de negociación desequilibrado y sin restricciones produce una concentración de riqueza en cuerpos masivos y el 1% superior de las familias: una plutocracia.
10 de febrero de 2022
Gobierno
Ciencias económicas
libertarismo
Comunismo
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Un UBI es un esquema de clase élite para lograr que otros contribuyentes subsidien los salarios de sus trabajadores
Los progresistas que apoyan un ingreso básico universal han sido engañados por este esquema de clase élite para mantener bajos los salarios
8 de enero de 2022
Renta Básica Universal
Bienestar
Capitalismo
Pobreza
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Anule el gerrymandering contando los votos de una manera diferente
Una forma de hacer que las elecciones sean más justas para todos, incluidos los terceros, sin tener que volver a dibujar mapas electorales manipulados.
30 de diciembre de 2021
Votación
Democracia
Gerrymandering
Elecciones
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Es una batalla entre lo rural y lo urbano con la baraja apilada a favor de los votantes rurales
Hoy, Estados Unidos tiene un nuevo y amargo cisma: votantes rurales de baja densidad de población vs. Votantes urbanos, de alta densidad de población, estatales
29 de diciembre de 2021
Elecciones
Votación
Rural
Democracia
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¿Estamos más seguros si los buenos que portan armas superan en número a los malos que portan armas?
Sí, dicen las personas que quieren deambular armadas, con la esperanza de encontrarse con un "chico malo" y tener la oportunidad de ser un héroe.
20 de diciembre de 2021
armas
Segunda Enmienda
Autodefensa
La violencia armada
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Hoy, en defensa propia, tenemos derecho a matar a cualquiera que nos asuste
En Old Dodge City, no podías disparar primero y reclamar defensa propia, pero ahora puedes
19 de noviembre de 2021
Asesinato
Autodefensa
Derecho penal
La violencia armada
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¿A quién pensó Aaron Rogers que engañaría con su falsa disculpa?
Personas que no tienen la integridad o el coraje para admitirlo cuando son atrapados en una mentira
10 de noviembre de 2021
Aarón Rogers
Integridad
Honestidad
Deportes
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Demasiado de cualquier cosa, incluida la libertad, es algo malo
Tu derecho a hacer algo es inversamente proporcional al daño neto que tu ejercicio de esa libertad causará a los demás.
9 de noviembre de 2021
Anarquismo
libertarismo
Política
Gobierno
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¿Puede el salario mínimo contrarrestar la enorme disparidad de ingresos de Estados Unidos?
22 de septiembre de 2021
Salario mínimo
Economía
Negocio
Capacitación
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Se arruina todo cuando las ciudades permiten que los empleos excedan en gran medida las viviendas disponibles
El Área de la Bahía de San Francisco ilustra por qué permitir una expansión masiva de puestos de trabajo sin requerir una expansión igual de viviendas es una muy mala idea.
22 de septiembre de 2021
Alojamiento
Trabajos
San Francisco
área de la bahía
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Honestidad intelectual vs. Deshonestidad intelectual: un defensor honesto vs. Un partisano deshonesto
Tener discusiones, discusiones o debates con una persona intelectualmente deshonesta es una pérdida de tiempo.
15 de septiembre de 2021
Política
Noticias falsas
Honestidad Intelectual
Mintiendo
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Las ideologías políticas no pueden funcionar cuando entran en conflicto con la naturaleza humana
La gente espera que el gobierno los proteja de ser tratados injustamente sin importar lo que algún “ismo” exija que el gobierno haga o no haga.
2 de septiembre de 2021
libertarismo
Teoría política
Gobierno
Libertad
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"Libertad" no significa que las personas malcriadas, con derechos y desconsideradas puedan hacer lo que quieran
Si quieres hacer cosas que son materialmente dañinas, arriesgadas o peligrosas para otras personas, mantente alejado de otras personas.
17 de agosto de 2021
Libertad
Vacunas
Máscaras
Etiqueta
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Si cree que Covid no es una amenaza real, entonces tal vez NO DEBE vacunarse
Tal vez las personas que piensan que Covid es una táctica de miedo inventada por los demócratas DEBERÍAN defenderse sin máscara y no vacunarse
3 de agosto de 2021
Pandemia
COVID-19
conservadores
Sátira
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Los empleadores creen que tienen derecho a una gran cantidad de trabajadores baratos y desechables
La clase ejecutiva siempre ha creído que la mano de obra no calificada merece ser mal pagada y descartable
31 de julio de 2021
Mano de obra
Negocio
Empleo
Ciencias económicas
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El riesgo de NO estar vacunado vs. El riesgo de recibir la vacuna: 5000 a 1
El riesgo de enfermarse gravemente por no estar vacunado es aproximadamente 5000 veces mayor que el riesgo de enfermarse gravemente por la vacuna
30 de julio de 2021
COVID-19
Pandemia
Vacunas
Triunfo
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La elección de un republicano hospitalizado de contraer COVID nuevamente en lugar de una vacuna
Algunos partidarios de Trump tienen tanto miedo de vacunarse que preferirían tener neumonía
24 de julio de 2021
COVID-19
Vacunas
Pandemia
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Los estados menos educados, más pobres y más enfermos fueron el hogar de los mayores partidarios de Trump
Consulte las cifras sobre la pobreza, la salud y el porcentaje de edad de los graduados universitarios de los estados que tuvieron el porcentaje más alto de votantes de Trump
19 de julio de 2021
Triunfo
Carrera Presidencial 2020
republicano
Política
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Facebook ha construido y nutrido comunidades de imbéciles
El mercado de las ideas ha sido reemplazado por el mercado de las mentiras, la ira y el odio porque ese es el discurso que enriquece a Facebook.
17 de julio de 2021
Teorias de conspiracion
Medios de comunicación social
Noticias falsas
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Las personas inteligentes que eligen hacer cosas estúpidas son personas estúpidas
Aquellos que eligen creer las mentiras de que COVID es una enfermedad falsa han elegido ser personas estúpidas.
13 de julio de 2021
COVID-19
Vacunas
Triunfo
Pandemia
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La afirmación de que hay escasez de mano de obra es una GRAN MENTIRA
Una "escasez de mano de obra" NO es cuando hay menos personas dispuestas a trabajar por salarios de mierda que puestos vacantes que pagan salarios de mierda.
8 de julio de 2021
Salario mínimo
Empleo
Economía
Negocio
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Un modelo comercial diferente y mejor para los proveedores de contenido en línea
El error crucial de los proveedores de contenido es que eligieron el marco de tiempo INCORRECTO. Están vendiendo contenido POR MES en lugar de POR SEGUNDO
6 de julio de 2021
Transmisión
Medio
Suscripción
hbo
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Las personas que se niegan a vacunarse deben perder su cobertura de seguro médico por las facturas de COVID
Si elige no vacunarse contra el COVID, ¿no debería permitirse que su compañía de seguros excluya el COVID de su cobertura de seguro?
3 de julio de 2021
COVID-19
Vacunación
Máscaras
Las compañías de seguros
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El comunismo no puede funcionar porque sus principios entran en conflicto con la naturaleza humana
Dirigir un país bajo reglas basadas en ideas filosóficas de lo correcto e incorrecto o justo e injusto nunca termina bien
22 de junio de 2021
Comunismo
libertarismo
Teoría política
Gobierno
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Por qué los republicanos no se detendrán ante nada en su guerra santa para recuperar el poder. Los demócratas son tontos al pensar que cualquier compromiso es posible
***10 de junio de 2021
· Demócratas
· Republicanos
· Trump
· Política
· Dg018
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El esquema Ponzi, el modelo de inversión en sillas musicales reimaginado como un juego en línea
*** Las Vegas, Draft Kings, ¿estás escuchando? Esta podría ser tu próxima GRAN COSA
7 de junio de 2021
· Invertir
· oferta pública inicial
· Mercado de Valores
· Wall Street
· Dg007
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El genio de las NFT: cómo se puede vender CUALQUIER COSA como producto de inversión
Si desea comprender qué es un NFT y por qué las personas los crean, lea esta columna
31 de mayo de 2021
· NFT
· cadena de bloques
· Invertir
· Mercado de Valores
· Dg007
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Los sistemas monetarios como Bitcoin aumentan inherentemente las tasas de interés y reducen la inversión y la innovación
***Bitcoin se inventó para permitir que los ricos evadieran impuestos y aislaran los sistemas monetarios del control del gobierno
28 de mayo de 2021
· Economía
· Bitcoins
· Oferta monetaria
· Dinero
· Dg004
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Sí, en muchos casos la ausencia de evidencia ES evidencia de ausencia
El argumento de que se debe creer en alguna teoría loca porque "La ausencia de evidencia no es evidencia de ausencia" es totalmente estúpido.
25 de mayo de 2021
· Teorías de la conspiración
· Redes Sociales
· Naturaleza humana
· Comportamiento Humano
· Dg012
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La libertad sin restricciones es un juego de suma cero. Más libertad para ti significa menos libertad para mí
*** No podemos ser libres para hacer cosas contradictorias. Sin regulaciones gubernamentales, nuestra libertad está sujeta a la regla de Might Makes Right
18 de mayo de 2021
· Gobierno
· Libertad
· libertario
· Conservador
· Dg028
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El odio de las empresas por mantener los productos en inventario es su defecto fatal al competir con Amazon
Lo único que puede hacer una tienda física que Amazon no puede es proporcionar disponibilidad inmediata, pero los minoristas odian mantener los productos en el estante.
17 de mayo de 2021
· Ladrillo y Mortero
· Industria Minorista
· Gestión de inventario
· Amazonas
· Dg001
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El mañana es sólo una probabilidad imaginaria, teórica y estadística. Hoy y sólo hoy es real. Hoy es todo lo que tenemos, así que tenemos que hacerlo bien. Sin arrepentimientos.
14 de mayo de 2021
· Crecimiento Personal
· Comportamiento Humano
· Felicidad
· Lecciones de vida
· Dg012
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La gente quiere un gobierno que haga lo correcto, pero existen conceptos contradictorios de lo correcto y lo incorrecto
***La visión de un gobierno sobre el bien y el mal no puede basarse en un conjunto de reglas del catecismo de algunos verdaderos creyentes
13 de mayo de 2021
· Gobierno
· Politics
· Conservatives
· Liberals
· Dg009
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How To Reward Talent & Reinvigorate The Middle Class
***Breaking the stranglehold that wealthy families have on financial success in America.
May 7, 2021
· Education
· Middle Class
· Poverty
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Every Business & Personal Activity Has A Start-Up Cost
***In America, access to personal start-up costs is almost entirely dependent on the wealth of the family you happened to be born into
May 7, 2021
· Education
· Meritocracy
· Republicans
· Poverty
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Mistakes Are Inevitable. It’s The Ratio Of Total Benefits To Total Costs That Counts.
El hecho de que una institución cometa errores no significa que deba ser abolida. El mundo es analógico y nada es perfecto
30 de abril de 2021
· Gobierno
· covid19
· Gestión de Riesgos
· Comportamiento Humano
· Dg012
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Tanto las filosofías liberales como las conservadoras son tóxicas para un país libre y próspero.
El dogmatismo liberal y conservador es tóxico para la estrategia más exitosa para dirigir un país: el pragmatismo.
30 de abril de 2021
· Liberalismo
· Conservadurismo
· Política
· Gobierno
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
"Gracias a Dios que soy blanco" es una admisión de que la piel blanca es todo lo que tienes
***El racismo es una estafa para dejar que los perdedores piensen que, sin ningún talento real, automáticamente son mejores que los demás.
29 de abril de 2021
· Racismo
· Supremacía Blanca
· Discriminación
· Privilegio Blanco
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Un mal gerente es un orden de magnitud más dañino que un mal trabajador
Un gerente es malo si no disciplina o despide a los empleados que hacen un mal trabajo.
29 de abril de 2021
· Gestión
· Empleo
· Empleados
· Negocios
· Dg001
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Marchas y manifestaciones no funcionan. Necesitamos una mejor manera de protestar y efectuar cambios
Las marchas no pueden arreglar nuestro sistema roto. Necesitamos un nuevo mecanismo para recuperar nuestro gobierno.
8 de abril de 2021
· Votar
· Gobierno
· Protesta
· Política y Protesta
· Dg008
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Mujeres: dejen de tomar el nombre del hombre cuando se casen.
Tan pronto como un hombre esté dispuesto a casarse con ella, se supone que la mujer debe marcarse a sí misma como propiedad de ese hombre tomando su nombre.
5 de abril de 2021
· Feminismo
· Matrimonio Igualitario
· Derechos de la Mujer
· Hombres
· Igualdad de Género
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
La codicia es una enfermedad de la personalidad. Para algunos, cuanto más tienen, es más probable que quieran
***20 de marzo de 2021
· Codicia
· Naturaleza humana
· Personalidad
· Caridad
· Dg012
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Value Of Capitalism Has Nothing To Do With Giving People An Opportunity To Get Rich. The value of capitalism lies in motivating people to produce high-quality, low-priced products.
***Without that, it’s worthless
March 18, 2021
· Corporations
· Capitalism
· Socialism
· Economics
· Dg003
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
My Complaints About Liberals. Some of the reasons why I’m not a liberal
March 15, 2021
· Conservative
· Politics
· Government
· Dg009
· Liberal
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A High Population Density + High Tech Necessitate Different Rules
*** A medida que las sociedades se vuelven más complejas, tienen más cuellos de botella que pueden explotarse para quitarles la libertad y el dinero a las personas.
10 de marzo de 2021
Gobierno
Ciencias económicas
Política
libertario
Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Arreglen a la policía otorgándoles licencias como cualquier otro proveedor de servicios profesionales
Usted reforma la policía haciéndola responsable ante una junta estatal de licencias al igual que contratistas, dentistas y otros profesionales.
25 de febrero de 2021
Brutalidad policial
Las vidas de los negros son importantes
Reforma Policial
Racismo
Dg026
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Los gobiernos deben guiarse por el pragmatismo, no por el idealismo
El gobierno necesita hacer aquellas cosas que, a largo plazo, son más directa e indirectamente beneficiosas para la mayoría de las personas.
24 de febrero de 2021
Gobierno
Política
Ciencias económicas
conservadores
Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
¿Tu dieta, religión o sexualidad determinan si puedes entrar al cielo? ¿Es un ateo, un homosexual, un transexual o un carnívoro automáticamente una persona inmoral que tiene prohibido ir al cielo?
***
14 de febrero de 2021
Transgénero
Discriminación
Ética
Dg012
Religión
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Facebook es la causa principal de la adicción de los estadounidenses a las teorías de conspiración tóxicas y falsas
*** El pecado mortal de Facebook está utilizando su motor de recomendación para multiplicar y amplificar el contenido falso, enojado y tóxico publicado en su plataforma.
4 de febrero de 2021
Polarización
Política
Teorias de conspiracion
Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
It’s The Same Old Minimum-Wage Lie — “The United States is such a poor country & the American economy is so weak that it’s impossible for American employers to pay full-time workers enough money so that they no longer qualify for food stamps without causing 15% permanent unemployment.”
February 1, 2021
Food Stamps
Economics
Minimum Wage
Welfare
Dg027
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Racism Was The Inevitable Child Of Slavery. Slavery Was The Toxic Child Of Greed
*** Southerners wanted slaves because slave labor was the most profitable business model for plantation agriculture
January 28, 2021
Racism
Discrimination
Slavery
BlackLivesMatter
African American
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Only Certain Types Of Deficit Spending Require An Increase In The National Debt
*** Deficit spending that restores a catastrophically reduced money supply does not require an increase in the national debt
January 27, 2021
Deficit Spending
Stimulus
Economics
Inflation
Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A Rural Voter Doesn’t Deserve & Shouldn’t Have More Political Power Than An Urban Voter
The universal principle of democracies is “one person, one vote” not “one square mile, one vote”
January 21, 2021
Elections
Voting
Politics
Rural
Dg008
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Though Guilty, The GOP Says Trump Should Be Acquitted To Avoid Upsetting His Supporters
GOP Senators intend to vote not guilty in the hope that Trump’s extremist followers will then become nicer & less angry.
January 16, 2021
Trump
Impeachment
Republican Party
Politics
Dg024
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Trump’s Deliberate COVID Lies Killed Tens of Thousands. His Election Lies Killed Only Five
*** Do Any Republicans Care Even A Little Bit About The Graveyards That Trump’s COVID Lies Have Filled?
January 14, 2021
Politics
Impeachment
Trump
Covid
Dg024
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
If Trump Told His Base That The Sky Was Really Green, Not Blue, They Would Totally Believe It
*** Trump’s Base Will Believe ANY Lie He Tells Them No Matter How Obviously False
January 12, 2021
Politics
Donald Trump
Satire
Dg024
Fake News
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Knowingly Empowering A Corrupt Person Makes You Responsible For Their Crimes
*** Voters who ignored Trump’s atrocious character, thinking that electing him would be good for them, are responsible for what he’s done.
January 11, 2021
Donald Trump
January 6 2021
2020 Presidential Race
Politics
Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Trump Is A Cult Leader. Understanding The Psychology Of Trump’s Cult Members
Why Trump can tell any lie and commit any crime without fear of losing his core supporters.
January 11, 2021
Trump
Cult
Conservatives
Politics
Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Why People Who Spread Conspiracy Theories Are Fundamentally Ignorant, Stupid, & Wrong
By default, every accusation is false unless and until it is proven true by reliable evidence.
January 7, 2021
Conspiracy Theories
Lies
Dg019
Presidential Election Usa
Voter Fraud
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Organizations Act Out Of Self Interest Unrestrained By Ethics Or Empathy
Your government, your bank, your employer, your insurance company have the most power over you & are the greatest threats to your liberty and your wealth.
January 5, 2021
Corporations
Freedom
Regulation
Conservatives
Dg002
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Two Fundamental Philosophies Of Government. One Works. The Other Doesn’t.
December 18, 2020
The two basic, conflicting, philosophies of government are: “Every Man For Himself” and “We’re All In This Together”
Government
· Conservatism
· Political Philosophy
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Electoral College Delivers Unpredictable, Almost Random Results, But It Can Be Fixed
Our Systems Of Justice, Government, Finance, Etc. Need To Deliver Predictable Results
December 14, 2020
· Electoral College
· Politics
· Elections
· Voting
Dg008
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Trump Republicans Believe That No Democrat Should Ever Be Allowed To Become President
Trump Republicans are in a no-holds-barred war to “Save America” & they will do anything to keep any Democrat from ever becoming President.
December 11, 2020
· Politics
· Presidential Election
· Trump
· Biden
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Lies → Fear, Hate & Anger & Angry People Are Eager To Believe More Lies.
Hate & Anger Are Addictive & Profitable Products.
November 19, 2020
· Politics
· Polarization
· Liberal
· Conservative
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Why The Middle Class Is Disappearing
Over the last 50 years housing, medical and education costs have increased 2X to 7X while median income has barely increased at all.
October 12, 2020
· Economics
· Middle Class
· Poverty
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Trump Gets Every Known Drug While Ordinary Americans Get Weeks On A Ventilator & A Trip To The Graveyard
Trump & His Co-conspirators Have Traded Dead Americans’ Lives For The Hope Of Getting Living Americans’ Votes
October 5, 2020
· Covid 19
· Trump
· Pandemic
· Politics
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A Flat Wealth Tax is Fairer & More Painless Than An Income Tax
Why We Should Replace Income, Gift & Estate Taxes With A Flat Wealth Tax
October 2, 2020
· Income Tax
· Taxes
· Government
· Economics
· Dg022
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Devil Doesn’t Tell You That He’s The Guy On The Other Side Of The Deal
When you make a deal with the devil, Karma is going to deliver a terrible bill.
September 22, 2020
2020 Presidential Race
Karma
· Donald Trump
· Election 2020
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Republicans’ Final, Fallback Defense: “Character Doesn’t Matter”
The so-called moral majority finally admits that morals don’t matter to them at all.
September 21, 2020
· Election 2020
· Donald Trump
· Dg018
· Republican Party
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Taxing The Rich To Write Checks To The Poor Is Both Impractical & Unnecessary
There’s a better way to rebuild the shattered middle class than a tax-based wealth transfer
September 19, 2020
· Economics
· Minimum Wage
· Wealth Inequality
· Taxes
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Libertarians Believe That The Harm A Person’s Actions Cause Others Doesn’t Matter
Crying “freedom” never automatically gives people and corporations the right to do things that unreasonably and materially harm innocent people
September 16, 2020
· Government
· Politics
· Freedom
· Libertarianism
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
If The Gov’t Doesn’t Protect Your Rights You’ll Need A Gang That Will
In an anarchist/libertarian society where the government won’t stop others from infringing your rights and extorting your money, your wealth and freedom will be limited to the power of the gang you belong to.
August 21, 2020
· Government
· Libertarian
· Freedom
· Anarchy
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Right Wingers Think The Power To Do Something & The Freedom To Do It Are The Same Thing
Your freedom to do something ends at the point where it infringes on the rights of others
August 17, 2020
· Libertarianism
· Freedom
· Government
· Politics
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Open-Up/Lock-Down Debate Is About Losing $10 Trillion Dollars Vs. Losing 1 Million Lives
What’s Your Choice Between Losing A Great Deal Of Money Or Losing A Large Number Of Lives?
July 26, 2020
· Covid 19
· Lockdown
· Masks
· Coronavirus
· Dg011
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Does It Seem That Day-By-Day The Donald’s Conduct Is Becoming Increasingly Bizarre?
He now argues that Biden should not be elected because Joe’s low TV Ratings would force the news media into bankruptcy.
July 15, 2020
· Donald Trump
· Joe Biden
· Politics
· Presidency
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Americans Are Buried In High-Interest Debt & Banks Have Become The New Company Store
*** Like the sharecroppers and coal miners of earlier days, many Americans now survive by borrowing instead of earning
July 14, 2020
· Economics
· Banking
· Finance
· Poverty
· Dg007
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Let’s Go For A Spin — Making Lies Seem Like Truth & Truth Seem Like Lies
The key is knowing when to claim that you know things you don’t know and don’t know things that you do know
July 11, 2020
· Trump
· Kayleigh Mcenany
· Politics
· Fake News
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
How To Destroy A Free Country
We’re Already Partway There & That Should Worry Everyone No Matter What Party They Belong To
July 10. 2020
· Government
· Politics
· Liberty
· Dictatorship
· Dg002
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Toxicity Of Trying To Live In The Past Or In The Future
Hanging on to guilt is trying to live in the past. Fear is trying to live in the future. The only place we can really live is now.
July 1, 2020
Guilt
· Fear
· Personal Growth
· Personal Development
· Dg012
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A Critical Take On Something John Bolton Said In His ABC News Interview***
Can people trust Bolton who is getting rich branding Trump unfit for office while also refusing to vote against his re-election?
June 29, 2020
· Bolton
· Election 2018
· Trump
· Politics
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Being A Police Officer Is Not Even In The Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs
What Citizens Think Is OK Is Different From What Cops Think Is OK
June 23, 2020
· George Floyd
· BlackLivesMatter
· Police
· Police Reform
Dg026
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Ostrich System: Trump’s Plan To End Covid-19 By Not Finding Out Who’s Got It***
“When you test . . . you’re going to find more cases. So I said to my people, slow the testing down, please.”
June 22, 2020
· Donald Trump
· Covid 19
· Testing
· Politics
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Why The Gov’t’s Covid-19 Spending Will Not Cause Inflation
Understanding the relationship between physical wealth, money, and the money supply
June 11, 2020
· Economics
· Inflation
· Government Spending
· Stimulus Package
· Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Whether A Product Is Vital Or Trivial Affects How Much A Change In Price Will Change Sales
The same percentage change in price will have a materially different effect on sales depending on how vital or trivial the product is.
June 4, 2020
· Economics
· Pricing
· Business
· Competition
· Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Riots & Looting Are The Predictable Result Of An Impoverished Urban Population.***
When you sow a crop of weeds you lose your right to complain about the thorns.
June 2, 2020
· George Floyd
· Riots
· Republican Party
· Poverty
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Problem & The Solution Lies In How Police Are Trained
Police misconduct begins with bad training and flourishes with no effective punishment.
June 2, 2020
· BlackLivesMatter
· Police Brutality
· George Floyd
· Dg026
· Police
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
How Sellers Calculate The Price That Will Earn Them The Highest Profit
The less the competition, the closer sellers can get to the monopoly — maximum revenue — price
May 28, 2020
· Economics
· Pricing Strategy
· Competition
· Business
· Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Supply & Demand Don’t Affect Price The Way Most People Think They Do
Variations in supply and demand only affect price to the extent that they change the bargaining powers of the product’s buyers and sellers.
May 20, 2020
- Economics
- Pricing Strategy
- Competition
- Business
- Dg004
Welcome To The White House Goat Room
Spin the wheel and learn who will be the scapegoat of the day? Prof. Plum in the library with the candlestick.
May 4, 2020
- Satire
- Humor
- Donald Trump
- White House
- Dg024
The Core Dispute Between Political Philosophies: The Proper Gov’t Response To Abusive Power
How should the gov’t deal with huge imbalances in bargaining power possessed by employers and sellers?
***
April 28, 2020
· Politics
· Government
· Libertarianism
· Communism
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Por qué algunas personas odian los salarios que son demasiado altos para que los trabajadores califiquen para recibir asistencia social
Un empleador de salarios bajos paga solo una parte del costo de vida de sus trabajadores, dejando que los contribuyentes paguen el resto.
22 de abril de 2020
- Salario mínimo
- Ciencias económicas
- Negocio
- conservadores
- dg027
¿Se debe permitir que todos, excepto el gobierno, restrinjan su libertad de religión?
La libertad de religión significa que a nadie se le permite castigarme injustificadamente o restringirme de practicar mi religión.
20 de abril de 2020
· Libertarismo
· Política
· Libertad
· Gobierno
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
El precio de la mano de obra no calificada se establece principalmente por el poder de negociación, no por la oferta y la demanda
El precio del trabajo no calificado no tiene nada que ver con algún valor mítico verdadero, justo, adecuado, correcto o inherente de ese trabajo.
8 de abril de 2020
· Salarios
· Economía
· Estrategia de Precios
· Salario Mínimo
· Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Los sureños pelearon una guerra por la esclavitud porque la esclavitud les hizo ganar mucho más dinero
La esclavitud fue siempre y sólo por más dinero. La Guerra Civil se inició para proteger un modelo de negocio rentable.
30 de marzo de 2020
· esclavitud
· Guerra Civil
· Racismo
· BlackLivesMatter
· Dg013
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Cartas a mi amigo Brianiac-Scientist sobre cosas nuevas y geniales que debería inventar
Algunos pensamientos poco serios sobre la biotecnología.
14 de marzo de 2020
· Ciencia
· Biotecnología
· Humor
· Sátira
· Dg016
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Solucione el mal comportamiento corporativo dando control a los clientes en lugar de a los inversores. Reemplace las empresas controladas por inversores con empresas controladas por clientes
10 de marzo de 2020
· Innovación Corporativa
· Acciones
· Reglamento
· Negocios
· Dg003
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Cómo Estados Unidos se convirtió en una placa de Petri para el racismo
***
28 de febrero de 2020
· Racismo
· Discriminación
· afroamericano
· Guerra Civil
· Dg021
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Cuatro cosas que la gente no entiende sobre un precio de mercado libre
27 de febrero de 2020
· Economics
· Pricing
· Capitalism
· Free Market
· Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A Better Way To Pick Who Appears On The November Presidential Ballot
We shouldn’t be forced to pick between two politicians that a bunch of other people chose for us.
February 24, 2020
· Elections
· Voting
· Democrats
· Dg008
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Democratic Debate: A Political Version Of The Gong Show?
I’m So Disappointed And Confused
February 21, 2020
· Politics
· Democratic Party
· Dg018
· Satire
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Libertarianism Is A Blueprint For Enriching Corporations & Impoverishing Human Beings
February 18, 2020
What if we ran our highways without traffic laws the same way that libertarians want us to run our economy without business regulations?
· Libertarianism
· Conservatism
· Economics
· Government
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Using Employer Tax Incentives To Raise Wages For Unskilled Workers
February 11, 2020
· Minimum Wage
· Business
· Conservatives
· Politics
· Dg027
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Five Myths/Lies That Are Told By People Who Hate The Minimum Wage
February 6, 2020
· Economics
· Minimum Wage
· Price
· Conservatives
· Dg027
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A Universal Basic Income & Professional Sports Are America’s Equivalent Of Rome’s Bread & Circuses
February 5, 2020
· Universal Basic Income
· Minimum Wage
· Poverty
· Economics
Dg027
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A Costly Education Often Filters Children In The Bottom 50% Out Of A Successful Life
February 4, 2020
· Poverty
· Education
· Republican Party
· Wealth Inequality
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Most People Are Poor Because Their Draw In The Genetic Lottery Came Up Snake Eyes
February 4, 2020
· Poverty
· Republicans
· Conservatives
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Nominating Warren Or Sanders Will Be A Political Pickett’s Charge Ending In A Glorious Democrat Defeat
The 15% moderate, independent voters in the middle, not registered Democrats or Republicans, will decide the next election.
February 1, 2020
· Democratic Party
· Bernie Sanders
· Joe Biden
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Supporting Political-Asylum Immigration Will Be Toxic For The Democrats
December 16, 2019
· Refugees
· Immigration
· Elections
· Democrats
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
“Rudy? Rudy Giuliani? Who’s That?” — Donald Trump, January, 2020
November 28, 2019
· Trump
· Rudy Giuliani
· Satire
· Humor
· Wilaru
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
The Bravest Man I’ve Ever Met. You can’t see courage any more than you can see character.
November 25, 2019
· Wwii
· Courage
· Military
· Heroes
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Politics Is Fundamentally A Conflict Between The Sellers Of Things & The Sellers Of Labor.
November 20, 2019
· Economics
· Politics
· Government
· Poverty
· Dg009
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
What Trump Might Say While Shot Up With Truth Serum. Mr. T explains to reporters why he can do anything he wants and nothing will happen to him.
November 16, 2019
· Politics
· Trump
· Humor
· Satire
· Dg024
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
A Progressive Win In The Democrat Primaries Will Lead To A Loss In The General Election. The voters who will decide the election will reject a candidate who promotes huge, new entitlement programs.
November 13, 2019
· Democrats
· Progressive
· Elizabeth Warren
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Over The Last 50 Years The Rich Have Gotten Much Richer & The Poor Much Poorer. Policies Designed To Make The Rich Richer Did Make The Rich Richer, And They Also Made The Poor Poorer
November 12, 2019
· Economics
· Wealth
· Poverty
· Ubi
· Dg020
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Why Are Poor People Poor? Most people are poor not because they don’t want to work hard, but because they don’t have access to jobs that will pay them a living wage.
November 7, 2019
· Poverty
· Welfare
· Economics
· Employment
Dg020
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The GOP’s New Mantra: What Counts Is Trump’s Actions, Not His Character. Betraying the Kurds made it impossible for the GOP to ignore Trump’s character, so the new spin is that his bad character doesn’t matter.
November 6, 2019
· Politics
· Trump
· Character
· Dg018
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The Hypocrisy Of People In Glass Houses Throwing Stones. The Trump impeachment inquiry is only a pale shadow of the Republicans’ $70 million, four-year investigation of Bill Clinton.
November 5, 2019
· Politics
· Impeachment
· Trump
· Republican Party
· Dg018
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Fight Fear With Fear. If people are doing something out of fear, then stop them by making them even more afraid of what will happen if they continue to do it
October 30, 2019
· Guns
· Wilaru
· Satire
· Humor
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Classical Economics’ Crucial Flaw — The Lag Time It Needs To Correct Problems. The Bay Area’s housing shortage is a case study in the inability of classical economics to timely deal with large problems
October 23, 2019
· Housing
· Economics
· Government
· Free Market Capitalism
Dg003
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Corporations Don’t Have The Same Rights That People Do. As Artificial Entities Created by the Government, Corporations Have No More Inherent Rights than a Toyota Camry
October 19, 2019
· Corporations
· Taxation
· Business
· Dg003
· Human Rights
— — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
Why Corporate Profits Should Be Subject To An Excess Profits Tax. Corporations are artificial entities without any moral code or ethical values, created by governments to benefit humans, not impoverish them.
October 17, 2019
· Corporations
· Taxation
· Business
· Economics
· Dg003
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Hurricane-Dorian & The Sharpie Miracle. The Belief That Changing The Map Will Change Reality
October 7, 2019
· Trump
· Politics
· Humor
· Satire
· Hurricane
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — —
When The Free Market Works & When It Doesn’t
The Market Doesn’t Always, Automatically, Produce Low Prices That Benefit Buyers
***
October 3, 2019
· Economics
· Marketplaces
· Pricing
· Competition
· Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — —
Why Is A Guy Who Earns $150,000/Yr Upset By A Dishwasher Being Paid $31,000/Yr?
Why Does He Think That A “Fair” Wage Is The Lowest Amount A Worker Is Desperate Enough To Have To Accept?
September 30, 2019
· Minimum Wage
· Economics
· Labor
· Poverty
· Dg027
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
The Dems Are Suckers If They Try To Impeach Trump
Trying To Impeach Donald Trump Would Be A Big Mistake
September 25, 2019
· Politics
· Acusación
· Demócratas
· Trump
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Al igual que la licencia para matar de James Bond, los políticos creen que tienen licencia para mentir
***
24 de septiembre de 2019
· Política
· Medios
· Noticias falsas
· Trump
· Dg018
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¿Mike Pence cambiará su nombre a 'Mike Pounce' para arreglar retroactivamente al Sr. T que se equivoca?
23 de septiembre de 2019
Triunfo
Humor
Sátira
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Las armas y los Estados Unidos en 1791 estaban a mundos de distancia de las armas y los Estados Unidos de hoy
¿Cómo era el mundo para las personas que votaron para ratificar la Constitución en 1791?
***
12 de septiembre de 2019
· Segunda Enmienda
· Armas
· Control de armas
· Dg010
· Tiroteos masivos
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
¿Quieres que las personas tengan éxito a través del trabajo y el talento?
¿Qué tenemos que hacer para que los Estados Unidos de hoy funcionen realmente de esa manera?
10 de septiembre de 2019
· Educación
· Sueño Americano
· Partido Republicano
· Conservadores
· Dg020
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La mentira más grande de Satanás: las cosas buenas pueden venir de ayudar a las personas malas
No se puede hacer el bien haciendo el mal.
30 de agosto de 2019
***
· cristianismo
· Religión
· Evangélicos
· Satanás
· Dg012
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
¿Cuándo dejó Estados Unidos de ser grandioso y cómo era grandioso antes, pero no lo es ahora?
27 de agosto de 2019
· Política
· Trump
· maga
· Evangélicos
· Dg024
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Un candidato mediocre que vence a Trump es infinitamente mejor que un gran candidato que no lo hace
Una victoria ignominiosa es mucho mejor que una derrota gloriosa
22 de agosto de 2019
· Política
· Demócratas
· Elecciones
· Dg018
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — ——
El precio de un producto no tiene ni debería tener nada que ver con su utilidad
14 de agosto de 2019
· Economía
· Precios
· Capitalismo
· Mercado Libre
· Dg004
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — —
El poder de negociación enormemente desigual invalida el consentimiento necesario para un contrato válido
5 de agosto de 2019
· Economía
· Contracts
· Libertarianism
· Regulation
· Dg003
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Humans Are To Public Corporations What Antelopes Are To Lions — Prey
July 27, 2019
· Corporations
· Conservation
· Economics
· Regulation
· Dg003
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Corporations’ Constant, Overriding, Desire Is To Make More Profit/Unit By Cutting Labor Costs
July 25, 2019
· Corporations
· Capitalism
· Unions
· Dg003
· Employees
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Can You Believe That Black People Are An Inferior Race & Still Be A Decent Person?
July 18, 2019
· Racism
· White Supremacy
· BlackLivesMatter
· Charlottesville
· Discrimination
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Two-Party Pricing Breaks Down As The Economy Becomes More Complex
Two-Party pricing cannot take into account either the costs or the benefits that the transaction imposes on third parties.
July 9, 2019
· Economics
· Pricing
· Dg004
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Medium Could Make More Money With Subscriptions Behind The Paywall & Ads Outside The Paywall
A Better Choice For Medium, Its Readers & Writers Is Subscriptions For Paywall Content & Ads For Free Content
June 26, 2019
· Media
· Medium
· Business Models
· Subscription
· Dg014
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Bad User Interface Choices & Other Design Failures By So-Called Experts
June 19, 2019
· User Interface
· UI
· Dg023
· Product Design
· Golf
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Are You A Decent Person If You Do Harmful Things Because It’s Your Job?
June 11, 2019
· Ethics
Criminal Justice
Business
· Dg012
· Corporate Culture
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
A Better Way To Deter People From Doing Things We Don’t Like
June 7, 2019
· Regulations
· Business
· Government
· Psychology
Dg012
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Why Aren’t All Our Traffic Lights Already Under AI Control?
Some Ideas For AI Traffic Control
May 28, 2019
· Self Driving Cars
· Machine Learning
· Dg023
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Notes On The Design Of Homo Sapiens 2.0
There are many flaws in the code for Human 1.0. It’s time for a revised edition
May 24, 2019
· Genetics
· Science
· Dna
· Satire
· Dg023
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Price Controls Are The Wrong Response to High Rents. There Is A Better Answer
May 21, 2019
· Housing
· Rent Control
· Economics
· Business
· Dg004
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Seven Ways To Fix Capitalism
Like Any Other Powerful Tool That Is Misused, Uncontrolled Capitalism Will Cause Its Own Demise
May 16, 2019
· Business
· Corporations
· Capitalism
· Dg003
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Why Many Capitalists Believe That We Need To Fix Capitalism
The idea that this inbred, profits-at-all-costs system would not operate in ways damaging to its employees and customers is ridiculous to say the least.
May 13, 2019
· Business
· Corporations
· Capitalism
· Dg003
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The 1st, 2nd & 4th Amendments Don’t Actually Mean Exactly What The Words Say
The freedoms of religion, speech, the press, and owning guns are all subject to regulation when there is a compelling state interest.
April 23, 2019
· Constitution
· First Amendment
· Second Amendment
· Courts
· Dg019
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How To Run A Police State. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Keep the government happy and people will treat you well. Piss the government off and you will find yourself socially banished
April 18, 2019
· Surveillance
· Dictatorship
· Government
· Freedom
· Dg002
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Sometimes Life’s Slaps In The Face Come With Collateral Benefits If We Are Wise Enough To See Them
Bad things can generate collateral damage in reverse — collateral benefits.
April 17, 2019
· Personal Development
· Life Lessons
· Human Behavior
· Problem Solving
· Dg012
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Having A Decent Life Should Be A Choice Of Being Willing Or Unwilling To Work, But Often It’s Not
If there are no jobs that will pay people enough to have an OK life then the promise of a decent life through work is a lie.
April 10, 2019
· Minimum Wage
· Economics
· Employment
· American Dream
· DG020
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When Is An IPO Like A Ponzi Scheme?
Profitability is tied to today’s reality while stock prices are founded on tomorrow’s hopes and dreams.
April 9, 2019
· Startup
· Investing
· Ridesharing
· Lyft
· Stock Market
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Should Business Skip Depending On Colleges & Begin Training Its Own Skilled Employees?
April 8, 2019
Colleges are proving to be too expensive and their output capacity too limited to provide all the needed high-skill workers
· Business — Employment — Visa
· Training
· Education
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The Toxic Side Effects Of Trying To Plan Your Life
April 7, 2019
When everything you do is only a gateway to getting something else, nothing will ever be enjoyable in and of itself.
· Organization
· Business
· Personal Growth
· Careers
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April 3, 2019
Are The People Investing In Lyft Brilliant Or Crazy? Is Lyft Another Google Or Another WebVan?
At current prices, is there any sales level where the income line and the expense line will cross and Lyft will become profitable?
· Self Driving Cars — Startup — Investment
· Lyft
· Stock Market
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The Myth That Taxing Rich People Is Bad for the Economy
March 27, 2019
So-called “trickle-down” economics, the idea that making rich people richer disproportionately benefits the middle & working class, isn’t true.
· Economics
· Taxation
· Wealth
· Income Tax
· Government
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Paying Unskilled Workers Less Actually Makes Everyone Poorer
The market is fundamentally incapable of factoring into a product’s price the costs and benefits to third parties that flow from a high or low cost for certain products and services.
March 14, 2019
· Minimum Wage
· Economics
· Free Market
· Employment
· Pricing
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As Interpreted By Donald Trump, The National Emergencies Act Is Unconstitutional
Under Art. I, Sec. 9, the President cannot legally spend any Gov’t money except pursuant to an authorization passed by Congress
February 21, 2019
· Politics
· Constitution
· Immigration
· Government
· Trump
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Branding People With A New Scarlet Letter For A Long-Ago Crime
A long-ago mistake by a young person doesn’t necessarily tell us anything about their character today.
February 20, 2019
· Discrimination
· Politics
· Racism
Psychology
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To Understand The 2nd Amendment, You Have To Understand What Guns Were Like In 1792
The Approval Of The 2nd Amend. Was Based On The Nature Of 1792 Guns & 1792 Gun Owners
***
January 31, 2019
· Guns
· Second Amendment
· Gun Control
· Constitution
· Regulation
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The Brilliant Tactic I Used To Force The Dems To End The Shutdown — I Gave Up
The Imaginary Transcript Of A Fictitious Address To The American People By The President Of The United States.
January 26, 2019
· Politics
· Trump
· Shutdown
· Border Wall
· Satire
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The Basic Things A Government Should Do
The gov’t’s fundamental role is to facilitate improvements in the lives of the overwhelming majority of the humans living in that country.
January 25, 2019
· Politics
· Government
· Liberalism
· Conservation
· Business
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Hollywood, Wake Up! “OUR LITTLE WHITE HOUSE” Is Sitcom Gold
Chuck Lorrie, Steven Levitan, Tom Hertz, and Larry David: Why aren’t you jumping on the sitcom opportunity of the 21st century?
January 23, 2019
Humor
· Satire
· Sitcom
· Television
· Hollywood
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Both The Left & The Right Are Wrong About The Role Of Government
The Far Left Thinks The Gov’t’s Job Is To Equalize Wealth & The Far Right Thinks The Gov’t Has Almost No Job At All
***
January 22, 2019
· Politics
· Government
· Libertarianism
· Conservatives
· Communism
— — — — — — — — — — — ### — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
The Most Harmful Racists Are The Ones Who Think They’re Not Racists At All
***
What A Lot Of White People Actually Think About Black People
January 16, 2019
· BlackLivesMatter
· Discrimination
· Racism
· Make America Great Again
· White Privilege
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The Prime Directive For All Organizations Is: “Protect & Enrich The Organization”
When Executives Go To Work They Leave Their Ethics At Home
January 15, 2019
· Corporate Culture
· Organization
· Catholic Church
· Business
· Abuse
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Angry, Emotionally Weak People Fanatically Follow Strong Leaders
Why Trump Could Shoot A Pedestrian On 5th Avenue & His Core Supporters Wouldn’t Care
January 11, 2019
· Politics
· Trump
· True Believers
· Immigrants
· Discrimination
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The Morality Of Shutting Down The Government To Pass Legislation
Forget The Dems, The GOP, & The Wall. What’s The Morality Of A Shutdown By Any Party For Any Issue?
January 10, 2019
· Politics
· Government
· Shutdown
· Borders
· Immigration
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The Most Important Factor In How Rich You Are Is The Family You Were Born Into
Wealth & Poverty Are Far More The Product Of Your Family Than Your Intelligence Or Your Work Ethic
January 9, 2019
· Politics
· Government
· Economics
· Conservatives
· Poverty
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It’s The Government’s Job To Prevent Businesses From Passing Their Costs Onto Third Parties
Prices Need To Reflect The Costs The Seller’s Business Imposes On Others
January 7, 2019
· Economics
· Government
· Regulation
· Environment
· Business
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The Pictures That Pop Into Our Heads
When I Say “Welfare” “Illegal Alien” “Businessman” “Drug Company” What Do You See?
January 5,2019
· Immigration
· Poverty
· Republican Party
· Politics
· Stereotypes
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January 2, 2019
Another Example Of 3rd Parties Paying The Costs Of A For-Profit Business
SF Allows The Treasure Island Developers To Shift The Costs From Themselves To Everyone Else
- San Francisco
- Zoning
- Government
- Economics
- Business
December 26, 2018
You Can’t Run A Country The Way You Run A Business
- Minimum Wage
- Employment
- Business
- Government
- Economics
December 15, 2018
Oral Sex As A CBS Executive Perk? The Mind Boggles.
But isn’t Les Moonves’ compensation of $188,500 PER DAY Even More Obscene?
- Business
- Executives
- Employment
- Sexual Abuse
- Women
December 7, 2018
The Best Way To Stop Bad Conduct Is To Take Away The Rewards For It
People do bad things for gain. Instead of making profitable activities illegal, take the profit out of the equation.
- Government
- Business
- Regulations
- Addiction
- Stock Options
November 20, 2018
Will The Democrats Figure Out How To Take Advantage Of The Immigration Mess Or Will They Shoot Themselves In The Head, Again?
The Dems should go on record as supporting immigration based on the applicant’s skills and education instead of wanting to escape from a “bad” country.
- Politics
- Immigration
- Borders
- Democrats
November 16, 2018
The Paradox Of Proportional/Party Voting Vs. Winner-Take-All Voting
Is it better to have a Congress with membership proportional to party support or one where the 51% party always wins?
- Politics
- Elections
- Voting
- Government
- Gerrymandering
November 6, 2018
Another Way To Neutralize Gerrymandering. Don’t Change The Map. Change How The Votes Are Counted.
The ballots would be unchanged. The voters wouldn’t have to make any additional decisions. The only thing that would change would be the arithmetic that would be applied to the vote totals.
- Politics
- Voting
- Democracy
- Gerrymandering
- Elections
November 5, 2018
Too Much Money Without Work & Too Little Money For Work Are Both Bad For Everybody
There is this perverse, toxic idea that paying workers the least amount possible is a good thing. Poverty is an accelerator for other problems. It is an open container of societal gasoline.
***
- Economics
- Welfare
- Poverty
- Government
- Minimum Wage
November 1, 2018
A Fundamental Human Flaw: Loyalty To The Tribe
Loyal to to the tribe is more important than doing the right thing. Protecting the tribe is more important than protecting outsiders from the tribe.
- Politics
- Psychology
- Human Behavior
- Immigration
- Tribes
October 30, 2018
The Secret Of The Thanksgiving Green-Bean Casserole. Your Mission, If You Choose To Accept It, Is To Make Sure That No One Can Taste The Green Beans
Why people cook green-bean casseroles and the vital steps you need to follow in order to make your green-bean casserole a success.
- Food
- Thanksgiving
- Cooking
- Humor
- Satire
October 23, 2018
A Way To Get The Benefits Of Internet Voting Without The Risks
While the “Internet Voting Can’t Be Done” people only offer the bare “it’s impossible” opinion, there is a way to get the benefits of Internet Voting without actually doing it.
- Politics
- Government
- Voting
- Internet
October 20, 2018
Avoiding Election Fraud With Reliable Internet Voting
How we might design an Internet-voting system that was both safe and provided greater access to citizens.
- Politics
- Voting
- Internet
- Government
October 18, 2018
Lost And Found
Has anything just plain disappeared from your home? Have you considered that you might be the victim of a space-warp? It’s more common than you might think.
- Short Story
- Satire
- Wilaru Story
- Humor
October 15, 2018
Another Use For Artificial Intelligence — Rating & Recommending Politicians & Job Candidates
Maybe low voter turnout is because you have no confidence that you’re voting for someone you can trust. Can AI fix that?
- Politics
- Employment
- AI
- Machine Learning
- Job Search
October 12, 2018
The Achilles Heel Of The Free Market System Is Massive Imbalances In Bargaining Power
Quién obtiene qué se rige por el poder de negociación. Todas las teorías del gobierno se basan en ideas sobre cómo los gobiernos deberían (o no deberían) reaccionar ante los enormes desequilibrios en el poder de negociación.
***
- Ciencias económicas
- libertarismo
- Precios
- Gobierno
- Mercado libre
9 de octubre de 2018
Muchas personas han perdido el punto sobre el lío de Brett Kavanaugh
Cuando se nombra a un director ejecutivo, al menos un juez vitalicio de la Corte Suprema, en ausencia de certeza, la respuesta predeterminada siempre es "No".
- Corte Suprema
- Política
- Gobierno
- Constitución
8 de octubre de 2018
Los pros y los contras del marketing push and pull
Gritando "¡Cómprame!" le dice a la gente que existes, pero desperdicia tu mensaje en personas a las que nunca les importará. El pull marketing atrae hacia ti a aquellas personas que ya han decidido comprar.
- Comercio electrónico
- Marketing
- Publicidad
- Negocio
- Amazonas
3 de octubre de 2018
No esté tan seguro de que Trump no será reelegido. No se puede ignorar el efecto de ceguera de la nariz.
Cuanto peor es el hedor, más rápido se ciega la nariz a la gente. DT es un mentiroso tan implacable que muchos votantes eventualmente se volverán ciegos ante la deshonestidad.
- Política
- Triunfo
- Demócratas
- Elecciones
20 de septiembre de 2018
¿Qué hace que Donald corra?
Al DT no le preocupa si todo lo que dice es verdadero, honesto, solidario, generoso, mezquino o despreciable. Su único interés es manipular a otros para que actúen de manera que lo beneficien a él.
***
- Donald Trump
- Política
- Psicología
- Gobierno
18 de septiembre de 2018
Como redactor, creo que Medium necesita realizar dos cambios fundamentales en su modelo de negocio
Medium se dirige hacia convertirse en una plataforma de publicación solo por suscripción. Hay formas de arreglar eso y seguir ganando dinero.
- Medio
- Publicación
- Suscripción
- Comunicación
- Medios de comunicación
15 de septiembre de 2018
¿Qué pasaría si las personas no necesitaran licencias de conducir y los autos no tuvieran placas?
¿Es bueno exigir a los conductores que pasen una prueba, tengan una licencia y registren sus autos, pero es terrible usar el mismo sistema para los compradores de armas y sus armas de fuego?
***
- armas
- Gobierno
- Segunda Enmienda
- Política
- Constitución
13 de septiembre de 2018
Las personas sienten que tienen derecho a ser tratadas de una manera que satisfaga sus expectativas razonables
El defecto fundamental de La ley de la jungla es que le da a la gente licencia para actuar de una manera que la mayoría de la gente piensa que es irrazonable e injusta, lo que provoca una contrarreacción tóxica.
- Política
- Gobierno
- libertario
- Regulación
- Comunismo
10 de septiembre de 2018
Para ganar el WH en 2020, ¿el Partido Republicano pronto tendrá que encontrar una manera de abandonar al SS Donald J. Trump?
Si DT se estrella en 2020, ¿arrastrará con él a los candidatos republicanos a la Cámara y al Senado?
- Política
- Triunfo
- mike pence
- Elecciones 2018
- Presidente
7 de septiembre de 2018
Por qué algunas personas mayores luchan con la tecnología
I spent some time trying to help an elderly lady switch from an expensive land line to a cheap cell phone and got a few insights into why some older people have a hard time with tech.
- Technology
- UI
- Seniors
- Cell Phones
- Elder Care
September 5, 2018
Lots Of People Have Opinions About Donald Trump, But What Does He Think About Himself?
The key to understanding DT ‘s self-image is that he thinks of himself as a King, due the prerogatives and respect of a King and as exempt from moral constraints as a King.
- Politics
- Donald Trump
- Psychology
- Morality
- Trump
September 2, 2018
The Concept Of Government Is An Outgrowth Of Our Genetic, Tribal Instincts
Prior to democracy, governments were run by the rich and powerful primarily for the benefit of the rich and powerful. The Right wants to return to that model of government.
- Politics
- Government
- Democracy
- Freedom
- Tribes
August 10, 2018
A New Machine That Reads & Analyzes Human Emotions — An EReader
A system that can read a person’s emotional reaction to tv commercials can read their reactions to much, much more serious situations.
- Criminal Justice
- Mind Reading
- Big Brother
- Authoritarianism
- Law
August 8, 2018
Gov’t Regs Compensate For Massive Imbalances In Buyers’ & Sellers’ Bargaining Power
The libertarian idea that all transactions are, by definition, voluntary contracts is false. Take-it-or-leave-it transactions are not voluntary which is why they require regulation.
***
- Economics
- Contracts
- Libertarianism
- Government
- Regulation
August 3, 2018
Don’t Rush Getting To No
If you want someone to marry you, don’t just flat out ask. Hint around. Sneak up on it. Ask subtle little questions first. Never ask a “Bad No” question unless you’re absolutely sure you’ll get a yes.
- Fiction
- Humor
- Satire
- Cuento
- Casamiento
3 de agosto de 2018
¿Cuándo entró el planeta Tierra en un universo alternativo y por qué tardé tanto en darme cuenta?
Debería haberme dado cuenta cuando el Sr. Loco ganó las elecciones que el mundo tal como lo había conocido hace mucho tiempo se había deslizado a través de una grieta en el tiempo hacia una dimensión alternativa, pero me perdí todas las señales.
- Humor
- Sátira
- Comentario
- Cultura
- Sociedad
2 de agosto de 2018
La naturaleza de los humanos dicta la necesidad de las leyes
Muchas personas no son generosas, decentes y honorables. Ninguna sociedad puede sobrevivir sin leyes que protejan a las ovejas de los lobos. El truco es saber dónde trazar la línea.
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- Gobierno
- Regulación
- Política
- libertarismo
- Delito
31 de julio de 2018
¿Por qué Instagram tiene una interfaz de usuario tan abismalmente mala? ¿Por qué Instagram tiró la mitad de la utilidad de la aplicación?
Las imágenes entran en el lío aleatorio de Instagram para nunca más ser encontradas. Es el equivalente fotográfico del almacén del gobierno al final de En busca del arca perdida. Mi pregunta: ¿Por qué?
- Medios de comunicación social
- Buscar
- Experiencia de usuario
25 de julio de 2018
Un grito en la noche
Una historia corta de crimen / detectives.
Se despertó en un banco a la sombra de un antiguo sicómoro con hojas del tamaño de platos de ensalada, pero todo lo que podía pensar era: "¿Dónde estoy?" una pregunta que fue reemplazada rápidamente por "¿Quién soy yo?"
- Ficción
- Cuento
- Agente secreto
- Operadores
- Crimen ficcion
20 de julio de 2018
Amazon podría ser capaz de solucionar el problema del mercado de medicamentos recetados
Con la compra de PillPack y el acceso a sus licencias para vender medicamentos recetados, ¿se convertirá Amazon en un minorista de medicamentos, en un mayorista de medicamentos, o en ambos?
- Farmacéutico
- Seguro de salud
- Medicamentos con receta
- grandes farmacéuticas
19 de julio de 2018
Mi diatriba sobre las malas interfaces de usuario al recibir un nuevo teléfono. Android, LG y AT&T, este es para ti
La amplia gama de obstáculos para configurar y usar mi nuevo teléfono destaca cuán sorprendentemente pobre es la interfaz de usuario del teléfono. ¿Por qué es tan malo?
- Experiencia de usuario
- Interfaz de usuario
- Celulares
- Androide
- interfaz de usuario
- Tecnología
18 de julio de 2018
Transcripción parcial de la reunión Trump-Putin en Helsinki
Usando mis poderes psíquicos súper secretos, pude penetrar los dispositivos de seguridad que el Servicio Secreto instaló en la sala de reuniones utilizada por El-que-no-debe-ser-nombrado y Valdimir Putin.
- Política
- Humor
- saturación
- Ficción
- Triunfo
17 de julio de 2018
La película de Adam Sandler, Spanglish, necesita un nuevo final más acorde con los valores estadounidenses de hoy
In today’s America, the movie’s hard-working immigrant child who grew up to be admitted to Princeton is now a criminal whose proper fate at the closing credits is to be deported in chains.
- Movies
- Satire
- Humor
- Politics
- Immigration
July 16, 2018
Good Economies & Governments Are Made, Not Born
First figure out what your society should look like, then pick the rules that will get you there instead of pulling your laws out of some True Believer’s catechism of arbitrary principles.
- Economics
- Politics
- Government
- Libertarianism
- Socialism
July 13, 2018
Businesses Are Tools, Not Pets
We aren’t altruists. Huge corporations are not charitable causes. There is no reason why they should earn more profit than is necessary to motivate them to do their jobs. They are tools, not pets.
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- Economics
- Business
- Government
- Taxes
- Capitalism
July 12, 2018
Dump The Failing, Toxic Democratic Party Brand And Start Over
In order to successfully defeat the GOP’s “The Rich-Get-Richer-Everyone Else Is On Their Own” agenda candidates will need a new party name and a new legislative to-do list.
- Politics
- Democrats
- Marketing
- Elections
July 11, 2018
The Market Price Is Not Necessarily The Correct Price For An Efficient Economy
Power-Struggle Pricing cannot factor present and future third-party costs & benefits into the pricing equation.
- Economics
- Business
- Pricing
- Competition
- Free Market
July 10, 2018
Burger King Pulls Russia World-Cup Ad Rewarding Women For Having Sex With Players
In order to promote Russian BK sales during the World Cup, BK offered to pay $45K & a lifetime of free Whoppers to any Russian woman who got pregnant by a World Cup player.
- Satire
- Humor
- Fiction
- Advertising
- Marketing
July 7, 2018
Employers’ Self-Inflicted Wounds — Overestimating & Under-Training New Employees
Employees don’t automatically have a good work ethic or attitude. It’s up to the employer to train them in the practical and cultural basics of why they need to care about doing a good job.
- Startup
- Business
- Employment
- Jobs
- Management
July 4, 2018
A More Honest Name For Libertarianism: Money & Powerism
Convinced that they and their corporations are the smart, creative, and talented ones, the winners, libertarians have designed a system whose Prime Directive is: Protect money & power.
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- Politics
- Economics
- Libertarianism
- Society
- Freedom
June 18, 2018
People Cling To The Sweetest Lies To Soothe The Most Bitter Truths
For True Believers, factual truth is as ephemeral as a soap bubble, and as valuable. Whatever the Leader says is true, is true and whatever the Leader says is false, is false.
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- Politics
- Satire
- Humor
- Trump
- Government
June 13, 2018
A Rich-Get-Richer Society Is The Inevitable Result Of A Country Built On Conservative Principles
In our conservative-values Rich-Get-Richer society a cliff of wealth bars children in the bottom 40% of households from any reasonable chance of success.
- Minimum Wage
- Conservatives
- Economics
- Politics
- Government
June 6, 2018
We Get The Government We Deserve. America Deserves Donald Trump. What DT’s Election Tells Us About The Character Of The American People
DT is a symptom, not a cause. He was elected because he shares the culture and attitudes of a huge percentage of the American people. His character reflects our character. Sadly, he is us.
- Politics
- Government
- Trump
- Economics
- Immigration
May 31, 2018
Sure, Roseanne Is A Racist But She’s Hilarious, So It’s OK
So Roseanne Barr thinks that black people are simply a variety of jungle apes. Get past it! It’s her quirky take on the world that makes her so hilarious.
- Roseanne
- Satire
- Humor
- Racism
- Trump
May 30, 2018
The Conservatives’ Rules That Keep Americans Poor
Lower-class cultural values make it almost impossible for those on the bottom to move into the middle class and conservatives are working hard to keep them from getting in via good-paying jobs.
- Politics
- Conservatives
- Culture
- Class
- Minimum Wage
May 25, 2018
Why True Believers Pick The Political Religions They Do
The true believer is not interested in the real-world effects of his theories. He’s interested in having theoretical rules that provide easy answers without him having to think.
- Politics
- Religion
- Philosophy
- Communism
- Psychology
May 22, 2018
Yet Another Fake Argument Against Common-Sense Gun Regulations
The flawed argument: The latest massacre would have happened even with background checks, so anonymous, untrained, unlicensed people should still be allowed to buy unregistered deadly weapons.
- Guns
- Second Amendment
- Shooting
- Politics
May 21, 2018
A Religion Is Any Set Of Rules That Claims To Define Moral Vs. Immoral Human Actions
Religions are subjective collections of rules that somebody invented to define the right/fair way and the wrong/unfair way to please God or operate a government or organize an economy.
- Politics
- Libertarianism
- Religion
- Psychology
- Economics
May 15, 2018
The Next Totalitarian Gov’t Won’t Need Secret Police & Won’t Be Defeated With Small Arms
The new totalitarian gov’t will rely on Social Scoring, Emotional Monitoring, and UBI payments to control its citizens.
- Freedom
- Government
- AI
- Guns
- Basic Income
May 10, 2018
Judge Persky’s Reason Why He Shouldn’t Be Recalled: Voters Should Never Be Allowed To Fire A Judge
Brock Turner’s judge believes he should not be recalled because if he is then other judges may start caring about how well or how poorly voters will think they are doing their jobs.
- Judges
- Womens Rights
- Metoo
- Brock Turner
- Rape
May 9, 2018
Prove To Me That Unlicensed Guns Owned By Untrained People Are Actually Dangerous
Gun people argue that if you can’t prove that making gun owners pass a background check will materially reduce the number of innocent people shot that there is no reason for background checks at all.
- Guns
- Second Amendment
- Anarchism
- Politics
- Freedom
April 24, 2018
Breakthrough Chinese Program Enables Hugely Effective State Control Of Everyone
China has created a breakthrough system for pervasive control of all conduct by its citizens. This is not theory. It’s actually in place now.
- Freedom
- Government
- China
- Totalitarianism
- Society
April 20, 2018
The Reasons Why Assault Weapons Should Not Be Banned Or Restricted
A discussion of the gun-rights supporters’ reasons for ensuring the general public’s easy access to unregistered military-style weapons with large magazines.
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- Guns
- Second Amendment
- Politics
- Freedom
- NRA
April 18, 2018
The Libertarian Philosophy Is Really About Protecting Power, Not Maximizing Freedom
In the same way that rape is not about sex but rather is about the exercise of power, libertarianism is not about expanding freedom but rather is about protecting the exercise of power.
- Politics
- Libertarianism
- Government
- Business
- Freedom
March 15, 2018 — Revised March 21, 2018
We Can Have Better Products At Lower Prices Without More Gov’t Regulation
How we can make the market system work for consumers and employees instead of against them.
By using the profit motive together with one change to the corporate tax structure, we can give companies a financial incentive to pay higher wages and deliver better products at lower prices.
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- Economics
- Business
- Corporations
- Regulation
- Taxes
March 6, 2018
Congress Will Ban Assault Weapons By 12–31–19 If We All Vote NO On Every GOP Candidate This November — #JustVoteNO
If anti-assault weapon Democrats, Republicans and Independents vote NO on every GOP candidate this November, the loss will be so crushing that the GOP will finally be forced to abandon the NRA.
- Guns
- Second Amendment
- Politics
- Mass Shootings
- Justvoteno
February 27, 2018
Did The Supreme Court Miss The Real Issue In The Citizens-United Campaign-Financing Case?
Instead of: “Do corporations have the same free-speech rights as humans?” the right question is: “Can Congress legally limit everyone’s independent campaign contributions?”
- Politics
- Campaign Finance
- Citizens United
- Free Speech
- Constitution
February 25, 2018
Congress Rendered The Second Amendment Obsolete On June 3, 1916
When members of militias were prohibited from using their own guns and the U.S. gained a large standing army, the stated purpose for the 2nd Amendment was destroyed.
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- Guns
- Gun Control
- School Shootings
- Second Amendment
- Conservatives
February 20, 2018
2nd Amendment People — You Need To Finally Be Honest About Why You Want Unregistered Assault Weapons
The 2nd Amendment people want unregistered assault weapons for 2 reasons: to use to rebel against a feared future totalitarian gov’t and to repel a feared future foreign invasion
- Guns
- Gun Control
- School Shootings
- Second Amendment
- Conservatives
February 15, 2018
There’s A New Standard Form For The President’s Remarks When Something Bad Happens
After the Charlotte, NC, Ron Moore, Rob Porter and other “hot button” events that the President has been pressured to respond to, the White House has created a new form template for his remarks.
- Trump
- Metoo
- BlackLivesMatter
- President
- Humor
February 13, 2018
Of Course Trump Wants A Big Parade Where Thousands Of Armed Men Will March By & Salute Him. Duh!
The real reason The Great White Dope wants a big military parade is so that thousands of armed men under his command will have to march by and salute him. Narcissist Heaven.
- Trump
- Military Parade
- Politics
- White House
- President
February 9. 2018
The Poorer The Bottom 20% Are, The More Money It Costs The Rest Of Us
The best way to reduce taxes and make the government smaller is for the bottom 20% of Americans to be able to earn enough money that they don’t qualify for welfare in the first place.
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- Economics
- Minimum Wage
- Basic Income
- Conservatives
- Poverty
February 1, 2018
Public Corporations Are As Much (Or More) Of A Threat To Human Liberty As The Federal Government
People worry about the government unreasonably controlling our lives but the most frequent, pervasive & costly power over us comes from our banks, employers and other big corporations.
- Conservative
- Politics
- Libertarian
- Freedom
- Corporations
January 29, 2018
Is Illegally Entering The U.S. A Worse Crime Than Armed Bank Robbery?
The statute of limitations for selling a forged passport is ten years. Shouldn’t the statute of limitations for illegally entering the U.S. on that same forged passport also be 10 years?
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- Immigration
- Dreamers
- Illegal Immigration
- Trump
- Republicans
January 8, 2018
Don’t Worry. My Genius Has Absolutely Been Stabilized.
I only have one problem: those stupid people saying mean things about me who are too dumb to realize how smart I am.
- Satire
- Humor
- Trump
- Politics
- Bannon
December 19, 2017
Why Do We Have So Many Rules? Because We Live Such Complicated Lives
You can live relatively safely in a primitive, unregulated society or in a complex, rich, regulated society. Pick one.
- Economics
- Government
- Business
- Regulation
- Law
December 11, 2017
Maybe The Vulcans Were Right About Sex. Wouldn’t Humans Be Better Off If We Were Horny Only Once Every Seven Years?
We humans are so obsessed with sex that we don’t even see it anymore. We have gone sex-blind. But what if, like Vulcans, we only wanted sex once every 7 years?
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- Sex
- Metoo
- Satire
- Humor
- Star Trek
December 7, 2017
The Undiscovered Country Beyond Market Theory — Where Classical Pricing Fails
One of the gaps in classical-economics theory is its inability to factor the third party costs and benefits from a transaction into the price calculation. And there are others.
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- Economics
- Libertarian
- Business
- Free Market
- Economic Theory
November 27, 2017
Could Workers Use An App, A Contingent-Fee Negotiator, & Flash Strikes To Get Higher Wages? Not A Union. An iGroup
Is there a business opportunity for a professional negotiator to earn a contingent fee based on the increased wages he/she obtains for workers who sign up with his app?
- Minimum Wage
- Unions
- Economics
- Employment
- Workers
November 22, 2017
“Why Are Those Women Doing This To Me?” Accused Celebrity Complains. “Everyone Knows That Waving Your Weenie Is Just A Humorous Ice-Breaker When You Meet New People.”
In an accused’s celebrity’s first inappropriate-conduct therapy session he explains why he didn’t do anything he thought was wrong: “They should have warned me they didn’t want to see me naked.”
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- Sexual Harassment
- Celebrity
- Satire
- Humor
- Women
November 19, 2017
Liberals, Conservatives, Libertarians and Gun People, Just Admit What You Really Believe. Dump The Cover Arguments And Say It Like It Is.
Let’s explore the real reasons ideologues have for their stands on assault weapons, UBI, the minimum wage and consumer-protection laws.
- Minimum Wage
- Libertarians
- Gun Control
- Liberals
- Conservatives
November 16, 2017
Personal Computer–>iPod–>iPhone–>The Next Big Thing: Cyrano. My Somewhat Tongue-In-Cheek Candidate For The Next Killer Product
The Next Big Thing takes Echo/Siri to the next step — a device that provides continuous, proactive, real-time, confidential advice.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Humor
- Satire
- Technology
- Product Design
November 15, 2017
What People Are Really Like & How Their Nature Impacts Your Political Religion
Humans act mostly from emotion, not logic or ethics, which means that political religions like communism and libertarianism don’t and can’t work.
- Human Behavior
- Economics
- Libertarianism
- Government
November 11, 2017
Secret White House Plan To End Drug Crisis Revealed. Surreptitious Oval-Office Recordings Detail President’s Plan To End Overdose Epidemic
Details of the President’s secret plan to deal with the overdose crisis — let them all die and the problem fixes itself.
- Drugs
- Trump
- Satire
- Humor
- Politics
October 20, 2017
Hollywood Wise
The Network has tapped Wilaru to advise them on their new TV season. It seems he has just the kind of brain they’re looking for.
- Short Story
- Satire
- Humor
- Entertainment
- Wilaru Story
October 15, 2017
The Market: The Other God That Failed
The existence of the Market does not guarantee reasonable prices & terms. In fact, the consumers’ inherently weak bargaining power often results in onerous prices & terms.
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- Business
- Economics
- Pricing
- Libertarianism
- Free Market
October 9, 2017
Is There A Cheaper, More Effective Way To Deal With Criminals Than Prison?
A review of theoretical, alternative methods of deterring crime and protecting society.
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Prison
- Crime
- Science Fiction
- Law
October 3, 2017
Here’s A Crazy Idea — Maybe We Should Abandon Artificial Intelligence Devices For Organic Intelligence Ones
Maybe life would be better if we went back to the time when everyone with money had a butler and a maid. Might Humans Be More Cost Effective Than Robots?
- Artificial Intelligence
- Satire
- Technology
- Humor
- Unemployment
October 2, 2017
A New Economic & Social “Perfect Storm” Is Heading Right For Us. Individual Transportation Is Going To Change Big Time
Autonomous cars will be joined by autonomous human-carrying drones to disrupt the American economy.
- Drones
- Auto
- Autonomous Cars
- Transportation
- Disruption
- Technology
September 29, 2017
Why American Politics Has Become So Rancorous. Why People Are So Quick To Embrace Fake News. True Believers See People On The Other Side Not As Just Wrong, But As Bad
People are increasingly viewing political positions as moral choices rather than intellectual disputes, and that leads them to believing fake news.
- Politics
- Fake News
- Congress
- Government
- Ideology
September 25, 2017
Communism, Conservatism, & Libertarianism Are Political Religions. Let’s Abandon Government By Religion. The Only Thing That Counts Is What Works
Conservatives/Libertarians want a government based on their moral/religious principles instead of pragmatic policies that will yield the most prosperous and high-functioning society.
- Politics
- Conservatives
- Economics
- Government
- Libertarianism
September 21, 2017
When The Going Gets Tough, Smart People Change Direction. When Something Isn’t Working, Quit.
You have to be smart enough to know that when something fundamentally isn’t working that you need to let it go. A fundamental rule of startups is “Quickly kill the failures in their cribs.”
“Started out with the dreams and the plans of a wise man. Ended up with the heartaches of a fool.” — Willie Nelson.
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September 19, 2017
The Medium “Claps” Tool Is Fatally Flawed. How It Can & (I Think) Should Be Fixed.
The current clap system does a fatally bad job of rating articles but with a few changes it’s capable of doing a very good job.
- Medium
- Review
- Clap
- Stars
- Comments
September 13, 2017
I Can’t Wait For The Robots To Start Running Things
The govt is no more messed up than any other big organization. The real problem is people. Get rid of them and everything will work better.
- Management
- AI
- Government
- Business
- Artificial Intelligence
September 7, 2017
Shocked To Learn That God Does Not Have A Penis. How Could They Have Lied To Me All These Years?
Instead of the “Big Guy” is God really the “Big Girl” or the “Big It”? Is God one of those glowing gas clouds that Capt. Kirk used to run into from time to time?
- Short Story
- Satire
- Humor
- Religion
- God
September 6, 2017
A Database That Links All Fields Together In A Web. It Begins With Saving Every Field As A Separate Record
See data as a network of interconnected links instead of records where each item is further linked to relevant text, images and video
- Programming
- Database
- Data Visualization
- Coding
- Information Technology
September 5, 2017
Management Failures. Avoidable Mistakes Often Made By Small Business Owners
Lots of skilled people know how to do the work — build a house, feed a crowd, build an app, — but they don’t know how to run a business.
- Small Business
- Employment
- Management
- Economics
- Leadership
September 1, 2017
If You Say This Confederate Statue Thing Is Just Liberal Whining Then You’re Either Blind Or You’re Too Dishonest To Say What You Really Think
People Support Keeping R.E. Lee’s Statues Because They See Nothing Wrong In Fighting For The Confederacy
- Racism
- Confederacy
- Liberalism
- Civil War
- Right Wing
August 28, 2017
Do Intelligent Entities — Artificial Constructs — Already Exist, And, If So, What Are They Like?
Artificial constructs pretend to be human but they are just rapacious, soulless entities trying to pass for human.
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- Corporations
- Business
- Artificial Intelligence
- Regulation
- Economics
August 26, 2017
Calling Out Democrats & Liberals For Terminal Cluelessness. Like Sears, Their Brand Is Dying From Bad Management
A political party is a brand. Like every brand, to survive it has to offer a set of qualities that appeal both to its current customers and also to an audience of potential new customers.
- Politics
- Democrats
- Republican Party
- Hillary Clinton
- Elections
August 18, 2017
Everyone’s Missing The Crucial Point On The Alt-Right. A Sign That Says “White Is Right” Is Really Code For “I’m A Loser”
People who say they’re terrific because they’re got white skin do that because that’s all they’ve got. They’ve never done anything that actually shows they have any real talent.
- Racism
- White Supremacy
- Alt Right
- Charlottesville
August 16, 2017
The Little Man Inside
Todavía no se podía permitir que Marlon Stump muriera. Así que su familia construyó una marioneta grande y puso un enano dentro para darle la ilusión de vida. Pero resultó que el Hombrecito estaba loco.
- Humor
- Sátira
- Ficción
- Cuento
- Política
4 de agosto de 2017
Armas: la NRA tenía razón en una cosa y absolutamente equivocada en todo lo demás
Cuando todo el mundo tiene un arma, todo el mundo es un soldado, todo el mundo es un objetivo y, finalmente, todo el mundo será una baja.
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- armas
- pandillas
- Segunda Enmienda
- chicago
- La violencia armada
2 de agosto de 2017
El cerebro de Trump: Descifrando el código, Parte 2 — Entendiendo lo que hace el Sr. Ego
En la parte 1, revelé el secreto para descifrar lo que dice Mr. Ego. Aquí, en la Parte 2, revelo el secreto para predecir y comprender lo que hace.
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- Triunfo
- Política
- Cuidado de la salud
- Sátira
- Humor
1 de agosto de 2017
No llevo un teléfono inteligente porque lo que quiero no es realmente un teléfono. Quiero un dispositivo de inteligencia artificial que haga TODO por comando de voz
- tecnología
- teléfonos inteligentes
- Inteligencia artificial
- Realidad virtual
- Realidad aumentada
1 de agosto de 2017
He descifrado el código secreto del Sr. Ego. "Verdadero" significa "bueno para mí" y "mentira" significa "malo para mí". ¡Eh!
Al igual que la teoría de cuerdas multidimensional para Joe Sixpack, para Mr. Ego los términos "verdad" y "mentira" son extraños y misteriosos.
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- Triunfo
- Noticias falsas
- Mentiras
- Política
- casa Blanca
30 de julio de 2017
Presente y futuro probable de Anthony Scaramucci: Schadenfreude para algunos, ironía para otros
¿De qué le sirve a un hombre ganarse a Donald Trump como jefe a cambio de perder su matrimonio?
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- Política
- Triunfo
- Scaramucci
- Humor
- Sátira
29 de julio de 2017
Una teoría del tiempo que no contiene paradojas. Cómo el tiempo y el viaje en el tiempo podrían funcionar sin que tus acciones en el pasado afecten tu futuro.
Cómo el tiempo y el viaje en el tiempo podrían funcionar sin que tus acciones en el pasado afecten tu futuro
- Física
- Tiempo
- Viaje en el tiempo
- Ciencia ficción
- terminador
27 de julio de 2017
Si el Sr. Ego no ha hecho nada malo, ¿por qué está tan obsesionado, inflamado, angustiado, perturbado y aterrorizado (?) por la investigación de Robert Mueller sobre Rusia?
Su defensa: “¡No puedes probar nada! Nadie me vio hacerlo”. - Bart Simpson
La gente no se vuelve loca por cosas que no los amenazan. Obviamente, en la mente del Sr. Ego, esta investigación sobre Rusia es un GRAN PROBLEMA. ¿Qué teme que Mueller pueda descubrir?
- Triunfo
- Rusia
- Hackear
- Política
- Humor
26 de julio de 2017
Cosas que me molestan: demasiada gente estúpida
Necesitamos una escala para medir la estupidez: un cociente de estupidez, un SQ, por así decirlo
- Satire
- Humor
- Short Story
- Short Fiction
- Intelligence
July 25, 2017
“We Can’t Raise The Minimum Wage Because That Will Put Me Out Of Business” Is A Really Bad Argument.
This Is What People Say When They Want The Government To Subsidize The Cost Of Running Their Business
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Saying that there shouldn’t be a living-wage minimum wage because it will put you out of business is (1) probably not true and (2) if true, then you ought go out of business.
- Minimum Wage
- Health Care
- Business
- Welfare
- Economics
July 25, 2017
Something Else That Pisses Me Off — People With One Name
If you want to have only one name then I think you need to EARN it. Take over a country, start a major war, invent a diet pill that really works. Do something BIG.
- Humor
- Satire
- Short Story
- Commentary
- Society
July 23, 2017
Real-World Limitations On Bargaining Power, Not The Law Of Supply & Demand, Are The Primary Reasons For The Low Price For Unskilled Labor.
Supply And Demand Are Only Two Of The Many Factors That Affect Bargaining Power, And Bargaining Power, Not Supply & Demand, Is The Main Factor That Determines Price
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- Economics
- Minimum Wage
- Pricing Strategy
- Business
- Labor
July 14, 2017
Something Different — Pretty Pictures Of Flowers And Like That
As an experiment, this post is not about economics, government, or politics, but rather consists of 17 beautiful nature photographs
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- San Francisco
- Flowers
- Landscapes
- Photography
- Art
July 13, 2017
The Unfriendly Skies — Clueless United Doesn’t Even Know What Most People Think The Word “Dishonest” Means
While United thinks “overbooking” is good business, regular people might well think that deliberately selling the same seat to two different people and keeping the money from both is wrong.
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- Airlines
- United Airlines
- Overbooking
- Consumer
- Business
July 12, 2017
If It’s Illegal To Rent My Building To Burglars To Use As A Stolen Property Bazaar, Should It Also Be Illegal For My Web Site To Be Used As A Bootleg Movie Emporium?
How do we respect freedom of speech while still making it difficult to for web sites to facilitate serious crimes and destroy a person’s right to privacy
- Web Hosting
- Freedom Of Speech
- Intellectual Property
- Bill Of Rights
- Privacy
July 8, 2017
The Market System’s Inherent Inability To Accurately Price Mandatory Products & Services
El mecanismo de precios de costo/demanda del mercado no puede tener en cuenta los costos y beneficios futuros para terceros en su ecuación de precios
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- Ciencias económicas
- Mercado libre
- Obamacare
- Estrategia para colocar precios
- conservadores
5 de julio de 2017
Comentarios útiles frente a simplemente perder el tiempo de todos
Los comentarios y publicaciones que solo arrojan conclusiones o insultos son una pérdida de tiempo. Danos una buena razón para estar de acuerdo en que lo que dices es verdad.
- Comentario
- Política
- Opinión
- obama
30 de junio de 2017
No importa lo que diga la ley, tengo derecho a hacer X. No, no lo tienes
El objetivo de este artículo es considerar la cuestión de los derechos de las personas en un contexto práctico del mundo real en lugar de simplemente aceptar el dogma de los derechos innatos otorgados por la ley natural.
- Política
- Gobierno
- Derechos humanos
- Libertad
- Constitución
28 de junio de 2017
El “Efecto Cobra” es cuando tratar de arreglar algo en realidad lo empeora. Los conservadores ahora están comprometidos en su propia versión del efecto Cobra.
Las políticas que promueven los conservadores en realidad están aumentando el número de personas que rechazan los valores conservadores.
- Salario mínimo
- conservadores
- Política
- Ciencias económicas
- Pobreza
24 de junio de 2017
¿Qué hace una buena araña como tú en una chica como esta? Lo increíblemente inquietante que vi en la televisión anoche
Vi un acto en The Gong Show que involucraba a una chica, una tarántula y una armónica. No vas a creer dónde puso a la araña gigante.
- Humor
- Espectáculo de gong
- Arañas gigantes
- bizarro
22 de junio de 2017
Qué hay realmente detrás de la división política de Estados Unidos. En el fondo, la política es un choque de personalidades disfrazado de desacuerdo político
La izquierda y la derecha no están discutiendo sobre qué haría al país más próspero. Están librando una guerra que tiene sus raíces en las ideas personales de justicia de cada lado.
***
- conservadores
- Gobierno
- Pobreza
- Ciencias económicas
- Impuestos
19 de junio de 2017
¿El precio que le cobran debe basarse en lo rico que es? Precios individualizados llegando a una tienda cerca de usted
***
Nuevas estrategias de precios basadas en lo rico que eres, cuándo y dónde estás comprando y cuánto necesitas ese producto.
- Uber
- Ciencias económicas
- Precios
- Negocio
- Marketing
18 de junio de 2017
Por La Piel De Nuestros Dientes. Casi aciertos y casi accidentes poco percibidos que cambian nuestras vidas
Las pequeñas cosas aleatorias que separan la vida ordinaria del desastre
- puerta de agua
- Triunfo
- Nixon
- politicos
- Comey
11 de junio de 2017
Cómo capacitar a los estadounidenses para trabajos bien remunerados sin escuelas fraudulentas, sin préstamos estudiantiles y sin gastar el dinero de los contribuyentes
There is a way to train people for good jobs without gov’t subsidies and without student loans
- Education
- Employment
- Business
- Workers
- Training
June 7, 2017
The Futile Attempt To Cram Analog Data Into A Digital Straight Jacket.
Companies Should Stop Trying To Squash Oddly-Shaped Bits Of Customer Feedback Into One-Size-Fits-All Digital Boxes
- Marketing
- Customer Service
- Data Analysis
- Feedback
- Product Development
June 6, 2017
Why There Are So Few Good Movies. The Futility Of Trying To Jam A Digital Peg Into An Analog Hole
Trying to evaluate scripts by assigning digital scores to story elements is doomed to failure. But, there is another way.
***
- Movies
- Marketing
- Hollywood
- Screen Writing
- Actors
- Scripts
June 1, 2017
Myths That Are Destroying America
Myth #4: Public Corporations Have Ethical Standards Just Like People Do
***
- Business
- Economics
- Corporations
- Capitalism
June 1, 2017
Let The Robot Do It
A Science Fiction Short Story — No one wants to take an active role in government, preferring instead to, well, let the robot do it.
- Fiction
- Short Story
- Science Fiction
- Satire
- Government
May 30, 2017
Myths That Are Destroying America
Myth #3: Tax Cuts For Rich People Are Good For Middle Class & Working-Class Americans
***
- Economics
- Taxes
- Poverty
- Republican Party
- Middle Class
May 29, 2017
Myths That Are Destroying America
Myth #2: It’s Vital That We Stop Politicians From Giving Our Money Away To Lazy Losers
***
- Jobs
- Poverty
- Welfare
- Employment
- Conservatives
May 24, 2017
On The Occasion Of Removing The Statue Of Robert E. Lee, Here Is New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Explanation About Why It Was Being Taken Down
- Confederate Flag
- Slavery
- BlackLivesMatter
- Racism
- Civil War
May 23, 2017
Myths That Are Destroying America
Myth #1: In America, Everyone Has A Chance To Have A Decent Life
- Poverty
- Republicans
- Employment
- Economics
- Taxes
May 15, 2017
A Fair Fight
Satirical Short Fiction — Wilaru learns the secret to crime prevention. Just make sure that the decent people are always armed and ready for a Fair Fight
- Short Story
- Satire
- Humor
- Gun Control
- Wilaru Story
May 11, 2917
A Health Care Plan That Follows Republican Principles And Still Works
Since The Republicans Haven’t Been Able To Figure Out A Workable Health-Care Plan That Stays True To Their Principles, I’ve Done It For Them.
Healthcare for every employee without government subsidies.
***
- Healthcare
- Politics
- Republicans
- Obamacare
- Minimum Wage
May 2, 2017
A Better Name For The So-Called “Sharing Economy” Is “The Shareworker Economy”
A Shareworker Is Nothing More Than An Old-Time Sharecropper In Fancy New Clothes
***
- Uber
- Sharing Economy
- Employment
- Minimum Wage
- Economics
April 27, 2017
Bug Rules
A Science Fiction Short Story
- Short Story
- Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Aliens
- Space Opera
April 26, 2017
The Real Reason Many Conservatives Hate A Living-Wage Minimum Wage
Their Ethical Code Says It’s Morally Wrong To Pay People More Than They Think Their Low-Level Abilities Entitle Them To Earn
- Minimum Wage
- Economics
- Conservatives
- Welfare
- Poverty
April 21, 2017
The Core Reason Cops Kill Unarmed People Is Not Race. It’s Law Enforcement’s Shoot-First Rules Of Engagement
The Solution To Keeping Police From Killing Unarmed Citizens Is Forcing Police Departments To Completely Replace Their Old Rules Of Engagement
***
- BlackLivesMatter
- Police
- Guns
- Discrimination
- Crime
April 21, 2017
How To Quickly Create A Neutral, Non-Gerrymandered Election Map
Creating A Politically-Neutral Election Map Is Relatively Easy. Google Could Probably Do It In A Few Weeks
- Politics
- Elections
- Gerrymandering
- Congress
- Democracy
April 19, 2017
A Living-Wage Minimum Wage Will Not Materially Reduce Employment
Why The Claim That Raising The Minimum Wage Will Greatly Reduce Jobs Is Just Plain Wrong
***
- Minimum Wage
- Economics
- Libertarianism
- Living Wage
April 6, 2017
Hello, Inmate 43947. I’m Ron, Your Executioner. Your Choices Tonight Are Death By Lethal Injection, Electric Chair, Or Nitrogen Gas.
Death By Nitrogen
- Death Penalty
- Satire
- Humor
- Short Story
- Crime
March 30, 2017
A Little Math Shows That A Universal Basic Income Is Completely, Totally, Impossible
A Modest UBI Would Cost More Than 3 Times The Entire Amount Now Collected From Income Taxes
***
- Economics
- Basic Income
- Taxes
- Government
- Employment
March 27, 2017
The Personality Trait That Marks A Conservative. The “Exactly-Dividing-The-Dinner-Check” Compulsion
Conservatives’ political beliefs are an expression of their “It Should Be An Every Man For Himself” sort of the world.
- Economics
- Politics
- Conservatives
- Government
- Obamacare
March 25, 2017
Instead Of Obamacare or Trumpcare I Propose “Medicare Junior”
Start Fresh And Put Everyone Into Medicare Junior With Coverage Caps, Co-Pays, & Employer and Employee Monthly Premiums
- Healthcare
- Politics
- Obamacare
- Republicans
- Employment
March 14, 2017
Improving Capitalism
Capitalism Is A Powerful Tool But It Would Work Better If We Made A Fundamental Change To How Corporations Are Taxed
***
- Economics
- Capitalism
- Taxes
- Business
- Corporate Culture
March 8 2017
What Is A Bad Person?
Here Are A Few Examples Of Conduct Where You Can Decide If The Individual Involved Is Or Is Not A Bad Person
- Hillary Clinton
- Donald Trump
- Racism
- Obamacare
- Politics
March 7, 2017
Some Ideas For Reducing Uninsured Healthcare Costs & Health Insurance Premiums
Options I Would Explore If I Were Given The Chance To “Fix” Obamacare
- Healthcare
- Obamacare
- Republicans
- Insurance
March 6, 2017
How Do You Define A Successful Society?
We Can’t Make Rules About How Our Society Should Work Until We Decide What Kind Of A Society We Want To Have
- Minimum Wage
- Economics
- Jobs
- Society
- Government
March 5, 2017
The Conservatives’ Core Philosophy In 300 Words
They Don’t Actually Believe What You May Think They Do
- Economics
- Conservatives
- Republicans
- Welfare
- Obamacare
March 1, 2017
I’d Like The Sales & Ego Upgrade Package, Please
Could the President be an alien android spy who has gone rogue and slipped his programming? Only Wilaru knows for sure.
***
- Short Story
- Fiction
- Humor
- Satire
- Wilaru Story
The Man In The Bulletproof Pants
February 27, 2017
- Satire
- Short Story
- Fiction
- Wilaru
- Humor
February 23, 2017
Hypocritical Conservatives Want Taxpayers To Subsidize Their Business Costs
End The Subsidy — Businesses, Not Taxpayers, Should Pay Their Own Expenses
- Minimum Wage
- Economics
- Conservatives
- Welfare
- Business
February 22, 2017
Social Security Has Tons Of Money
The Republicans So-Called Social Security Reform Is Just Another Scheme To Rip Off Working Americans
- Social Security
- Repbulicans
- Paul Ryan
- Budget
- Entitlements
February 21, 2017
Dr. Von Zombie And The Slut Lady
Could the world-famous plastic surgeon, the renowned “Love Doctor,” have been murdered? Wilaru investigates!
- Fiction
- Short Story
- Satire
- Humor
- Wilaru Story
February 13, 2017
The Conservatives’ Fatal Flaw — They Don’t Get It That There Is Always A Cost Of Doing Business
- Conservatives
- Libertarianism
- Employment
- Welfare
- Politics
February 7, 2017
Age-Appropriate Prostitutes And Other Things That Make Me Laugh
- Humor
- Satire
- Men
- Women
- Sex
February 3, 2017
When Greed Is Thought To Be A Virtue — When More Is Never Enough
***
- Economics
- Corporations
- Taxes
- Business
- Organization
January 30, 2017
Dream War
A Science Fiction Short Story
***
- Fiction
- Short Story
- Science Fiction
January 28, 2017
Some Of The Parts
The True Level Of The Intelligence Of The Government & Industry
- Short Story
- Fiction
- Satire
- Humor
- Business
- Wilaru Story
January 24, 2017
Stick Him To The Wall
- Short Story
- Satire
- Humor
- Parenting
January 23, 2017
How The Republicans Captured The Middle Class
- Politics
- Republican Party
- Democrats
- Elections
- Marketing
January 21, 2017
Is It Really Possible To Deter Companies From Shipping U.S. Jobs To Other Countries?
Let’s Review A Few Of The Schemes
- Trade
- Jobs
- Employment
- Globalization
- Donald Trump
January 19, 2017
Political Systems Seen As Restaurant Business Models. My Choice: The Cover-Charge Society
- Minimum Wage
- Economics
- Poverty
- Libertarianism
- Universal Basic Income
January 17, 2017
Replacing The Income Tax With A Different Tax System That Is Fairer, Simpler & Less Painful — REVISITED
***
This is a revised version of the column originally published on December 6, 2016, titled: Should We Replace The Income Tax With An Entirely Different Tax System? Instead Of Paying Taxes First, Why Not Pay Taxes Last?
- Taxes
- Politics
- Economics
- Government
- Income Tax
January 14, 2017
Shrink Wrapped
What Happens When Silicon City High Tech Meets The World Of Psychiatry? Can the nerds beat the shrinks? Might there possibly be a problem in trying to automate psychotherapy? Only Wilaru knows for sure.
- Short Story
- Fiction
- Satire
- Humor
- Technology
- Wilaru Story
January 4, 2017
Lawyers & Juries. Make Way For The JusticeBot 1000
An Outlandish But Oddly Appealing Proposal
***
- Humor
- Satire
- Short Story
- Criminal Justice
- Society
January 2, 2017
The Fantasy Of The A La Carte Society
- Politics
- Environment
- Economics
- Libertarianism
- Right Wing
December 29, 2016
Almost Down To The Red
***
- Short Story
- Fiction
- Humor
- Satire
- Menswear
22 de diciembre de 2016
El pájaro enjaulado se para en la tumba de los sueños
***
- Las vidas de los negros son importantes
- Racismo
- Donald Trump
- cristiandad
- Guerra civil
22 de diciembre de 2016
Solo los buenos mueren ricos
- Poder
- partido Republicano
- Ciencias económicas
- Humor
- Sátira
16 de diciembre de 2016
La gran mentira: las ganancias corporativas más altas siempre son algo bueno
Más por el bien de tener más nunca es una buena razón para nada
***
- Ciencias económicas
- Negocio
- Cultura corporativa
- Trabajos
16 de diciembre de 2016
No, no, Raúl
Wilaru entrevista a un hombre que ha convertido la condición más improbable en un talento que lo ha hecho rico. Ahora, si tan solo pudiera contener sus inclinaciones más oscuras.
***
- Sátira
- Humor
- Historia de Wilaru
- Cuento
- ficción corta
11 de diciembre de 2016
Toma dos pastillas y llámame por la mañana
Pueden ocurrir algunos efectos secundarios
- Humor
- Sátira
- Publicidad
- Medicamentos con receta
- Salud
6 de diciembre de 2016
¿Deberíamos reemplazar el impuesto sobre la renta con un sistema tributario completamente diferente?
En lugar de pagar primero los impuestos, ¿por qué no pagar los impuestos al final?
- Impuestos
- La desigualdad de ingresos
- Gobierno
- Poder
- libertarismo
Reemplazo del impuesto sobre la renta con un sistema tributario diferente que sea más justo, más simple y menos doloroso: revisión
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29 de noviembre de 2016
No necesitamos ningún gobierno apestoso, ¿o sí?
- Negocio
- Gobierno
- Regulación
- Burocracia
20 de noviembre de 2016
Miedos de robot y lágrimas de máquina
***
- Cuento
- Humor
- Sátira
- Ciencia ficción
- robótica
- Inteligencia artificial
16 de noviembre de 2016
La anatomía de las elecciones tontas. Cuando el sentido común se tomó unas vacaciones
La reciente elección me ha incitado a comentar sobre las diversas formas que encuentran los seres humanos para tomar y justificar decisiones tontas.
- Política
- Elecciones 2016
- Psicología
- Donald Trump
- Pobreza
11 de noviembre de 2016
Un ingreso mínimo garantizado es la respuesta incorrecta a la pregunta correcta.
La solución a la escasez de empleos con salarios dignos y poco calificados son las corporaciones sin fines de lucro financiadas con fondos públicos que pagarán un salario digno
***
- Salario mínimo
- Ciencias económicas
- Garantía de Renta Básica
- Pobreza
- Desempleo
8 de noviembre de 2016
La sociedad de conservadores que solo beneficia a los ganadores es mala para todos
- Salario mínimo
- Ciencias económicas
- Negocio
- Conservador
- Bienestar
- Política
- Gobierno
8 de noviembre de 2016
¿Descubra su modelo de personalidad, su índice psicométrico?
Un clásico de ciencia ficción y una poderosa computadora de red neuronal pueden ser las claves para descifrar su código
- Tecnología
- Psicología
- Tipos de personalidad
- Sátira
- Ciencia ficción
26 de octubre de 2016
¿Es correcto o incorrecto no votar ni por Trump ni por Hillary?
Su respuesta no se basa en su política sino en su personalidad
- Elecciones 2016
- Política
- Donald Trump
- Hillary Clinton
- Psicología
21 de octubre de 2016
After “Lying’ Ted Cruz” “Crooked Hillary Clinton” and “Little Marco Rubio” It’s Clear That Donald J. Trump Also Needs A New Name
- 2016 Election
- Politics
- Donald Trump
- Hillary Clinton
- Humor
October 18, 2016
A Better Mousetrap
Intrepid reporter for the American Inquisitor Weekly News Magazine, David Wilaru*, is recruited for Wordsmith duty by a team competing for the contract to design the new H-Bomb, Version 3.0.
He is shocked to discover that the scientists don’t have the slightest clue about creating a successful new product, but, luckily, Wilaru knows just how to push his team’s new H-Bomb over the top.
***
- Fiction
- Short Story
- Satire
- Humor
- Dark Humor
- Wilaru Story
October 11, 2016
A New Form Of Business Entity That Will Stop Companies From Behaving Badly
The Battle: Bad Business Behavior Vs. Expensive & Inefficient Gov’t Regulations
***
- Bureaucracy
- Government
- Regulation
- Capitalismo
- Negocio
9 de octubre de 2016
La policía está entrenada para disparar a matar y castigada si dispara un tiro de advertencia. Y te preguntas por qué tantos ciudadanos son asesinados por policías
- Las vidas de los negros son importantes
- Brutalidad policial
- Policía
- armas
29 de septiembre de 2016
Por qué a los partidarios de Trump no les importa lo que dice o hace y por qué los anuncios negativos de la campaña de Clinton fracasarán en su mayoría
- Política
- Elecciones 2016
- Publicidad
- Marketing
- Hillary Clinton
26 de septiembre de 2016
Cómo nos quedamos atrapados con dos candidatos que no nos gustan y cómo podemos evitar que eso vuelva a suceder
- Política
- Elecciones 2016
- Gobierno
- Democracia
- partido Republicano
22 de septiembre de 2016
Disuadir a las grandes empresas de comportarse mal sin nuevas regulaciones gubernamentales importantes
- Cultura corporativa
- Negocio
- mundo financiero
- Regulación
- Gobierno
22 de septiembre de 2016
Cómo detener las estafas de boletos de eventos. Más dinero para los artistas, entradas gratis para los fans, nada para los estafadores
***
- Eventos
- Competencia
- Regulación
- Música
- Conciertos
19 de septiembre de 2016
Los jurados NUNCA encuentran inocente a un acusado criminal
- Justicia penal
- Derecho penal
- Delito
- Abogadoshttps://bullshit.ist/juries-never-find-a-criminal-defendant-innocent-d68df70a9685#.9m4bnycd5
19 de septiembre de 2016
Nuestro desafortunado hábito de crear tribus
- Comportamiento humano
- Deportes
- Fanatismo
- Guerra
17 de agosto de 2016
Otra estrategia para evitar más burocracia gubernamental. Romper el ciclo que impulsa las regulaciones gubernamentales
- Burocracia
- Gobierno
- Regulación
- Cultura corporativa
- Negocio
4 de agosto de 2016
Si te conviertes en lo que odias, ¿quién quedará para hablar por ti?
- Política
- Donald Trump
- Holocausto
- Fanatismo
- Elecciones 2016
29 de julio de 2016
¿Podría ser este el nuevo producto de un billón de dólares que reduce enormemente la burocracia?
- Burocracia
- Gobierno
- Legislación
- Inteligencia artificial
- chatbots
27 de julio de 2016
¿Debe un jefe de policía ser un ex oficial de policía?
El Jefe de Policía es un puesto gerencial que debe ser ocupado por un ejecutivo experimentado, no por un oficial de policía.
- Policía
- Las vidas de los negros son importantes
- tiroteos policiales
- Brutalidad policial
- Política
20 de julio de 2016
Uber For Hit Men, Kidnappers, and Child Molesters Is Coming. Buckle Up!
- Privacy
- Sharing Economy
- Encryption
- Crime
- Personal Development
July 11, 2016
Wealth, Poverty & The Middle Class
***
- Economics
- Taxes
- Jobs
- Poverty
- Wealth
July 4, 2016
The Fundamental Change That Is Wrecking The Old Rules About Work & Poverty
***
- Economics
- Minimum Wage
- Employment
- Finance
- Politics
June 28, 2016
How & Why The Anti-Gun People Will Likely Screw Up Marketing Their New Initiative
- Guns
- Advertising
- Elections
- Second Amendment
June 18, 2016
I Had A Strange Dream Starring Donald Trump, Mel Brooks & Dr. Melfi
- Politics
- Donald Trump
- Satire
- Humor
- Fiction
June 17, 2016
Lots Of People Think They Know What Capitalism Is, But Many Don’t
***
- Economics
- Capitalism
- Libertarianism
- Finance
- Personal Finance
- Business
June 12, 2016
Where Brock Turner’s Judge Went Wrong
- Rape
- Criminal Justice
- Brock Turner
June 3, 2016
The American Dream Is On Life Support, And Most Of You Have No Idea What It Really Was
- American Dream
- Middle Class
- Free Trade
- Politics
- Government
- Economics
April 20, 2016
An Open Plea To Google: Build The Foundation For Internet Voting In California
A Blueprint For How Google Could Make California The First State To Offer Internet Voting
- Politics
- Elections
- Voting
April 12, 2016
If I Had A Billion Dollars To Make The World Better, I Would Totally Disrupt The Educational System
Education
- Teaching
- School
March 29, 2016
Phone Password Security Explained In A Simple-Minded Way
- Security
- Encryption
- Apple
- Technology
March 24, 2016
11% Of Registered Voters Elect 80% Of The Congressmen — Why Congress Is So Horrible And How We Can Fix It
- Politics
- Elections
- Government
- Gerrymandering
March 18, 2016
Senate Republicans = Cheaters. Nobody Respects A Cheater, Nor Should They
- Politics
- Supreme Court
- Republican Party
March 15, 2016
Here’s How Apple CAN Make iPhones That Are BOTH Secure And Accessible By Search Warrant, And Why It Should Do That
***
- FBI
- Apple
- Privacy
- Technology
February 28, 2016
Do iPhone-Owning Criminals Have A Right To Be Immune From A Search Warrant? Don’t Samsung Owners’ Lives Matter?
- Apple
- Privacy
- iPhone Encryption
- Technology
February 15, 2016
Have You Been Listening To The Republican Debates? What Hard-Core Republicans Really Believe
- Minimum Wage
- Conservatives
- Republican Party
- Politics
February 10, 2016
The Civil War Was Not Fought To Protect The “Right” To Own Human Beings. It Was Fought To Protect The Notion That Black People Were Not Human At All
***
Two questions divided the country and sparked the Civil War:
“Are Black people really human at all?” and
“Does a political subdivision have the right to legalize activities that are illegal under the laws of the larger body of which it is a member?”
- Racism
- Slavery
- Civil War
December 9, 2015
Radical Muslims LOVE Donald Trump — He’s Doing Exactly What They Had Hoped For
Radical Muslims want to incite a full-scale Everyone-versus-Muslims war and to do that they need to provoke material attacks on and mistreatment of mainstream Muslims. Lucky for them Donald Trump is only too happy to oblige.
- Donald Trump
- Terrorism
- Muslim
November 12, 2015
If You’re For (Or Against) Government Regulations, This Post Is For You
The Real Force Driving Government Regulations Isn’t Left-Wing Ideology. The prime driver behind government regulations is human nature, the normal human response to a negative stimulus.
- Business Models
- Government Policy
- Libertarianism
- Economics
September 1, 2015
I Know Why Donald Trump Is So Popular. Do You?
To be as popular as Donald Trump, here’s what you do
- Donald Trump
- Republicans
- Illegal Immigration
- Politics
August 4, 2015
Why Drug Pricing Has Almost Nothing To Do With Research Costs. A Few Minutes With A Calculator Reveals The Real Reason For High Drug Prices
***
- Pricing Strategy
- Prescription Drugs
- Healthcare
- Economics
July 9, 2015
Risk/Reward Analysis Doesn’t Work The Way You Think It Does. People Often Ignore The Hidden Dimension Of Time
***
- Business Risk Analysis
- Risk Management
- Business Strategy
- Economics
June 8, 2015
The Right Part For The Right Job
Will Gay Marriage Ever Come To Dead Pig County, Texas?
- Satire
- Gay Rights
- Humor
- Wilaru Story
May 11, 2015
Raising The Minimum Wage Has Little To Do With Helping People. It’s Real Value Is As A Tool To Reduce Welfare And The Size And Cost of Government
***
- Minimum Wage
- Welfare
- Employment
28 de abril de 2015
Sorprendido al saber que Dios no tiene pene. ¿Cómo pudieron haberme mentido todos estos años?
- Sátira
- Humor
- Mujer
14 de abril de 2015
El libertarismo y el socialismo son ambos sistemas fallidos. Necesitamos otra manera mejor: una troika de dictadores
***
- libertarismo
- Socialismo
- Gobierno
26 de marzo de 2015
El rasgo de personalidad enloquecedor que arruina el mundo. No es arrogancia ni avaricia ni ninguno de los sospechosos habituales. Es “El síndrome del avestruz”
- Gobierno
- Comportamiento humano
- Resolución de problemas
16 de marzo de 2015
Por qué algunas personas están totalmente equivocadas acerca de la privacidad. No existe el derecho al discurso anónimo
- Privacidad
- Libertad de expresión
- Anonimato
15 de diciembre de 2014
Un reemplazo para las opciones sobre acciones de incentivo: una nueva herramienta de incentivos a largo plazo para ejecutivos. Abolir las ISO en favor de las PIU (Unidades de incentivo de ganancias)
***
- Compensacion Ejecutiva
- Opciones de alamcenaje
- Cultura corporativa
12 de diciembre de 2014
El “valor para los accionistas” no es lo que crees que es
***
- Cultura corporativa
- Accionistas
- Negocio
24 de septiembre de 2014
Una mirada pragmática a los precios de mercado. La fijación de precios de mercado asigna eficientemente recursos escasos y exacerba la escasez de esos mismos recursos
***
- Estrategia para colocar precios
- Precios de monopolio
- Ciencias económicas
4 de septiembre de 2014
Una aplicación para convertir las calificaciones de productos de chatarra en oro. Hoy en día, las calificaciones de los clientes no son muy útiles, pero podrían serlo
- Marketing
- Calificaciones de productos
- Reseñas
2 de septiembre de 2014
¿Qué es una persona inteligente? ¿Por qué las personas inteligentes a veces dicen y hacen cosas estúpidas?
***
- Gente
- Personalidad
- Inteligencia
30 de agosto de 2014
Un nuevo instrumento financiero, no deuda, no capital. Una forma diferente de producto de inversión
***
- Instrumentos financieros
- Financiamiento colectivo de acciones
- invertir
27 de agosto de 2014
Una Nueva Forma De Organización Empresarial. Sustitución de la corporación pública por una empresa controlada por el cliente
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- Negocio
- Estructura corporativa
- Gestión
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