I come to bury pride month, not to praise it. If that phrase sounds a little bit familiar, it should. It almost fits here. This is the year pride died, and not a moment too soon. Of course, it still lives on in the millions of practitioners and will continue to do so until civilization […]
Gravitas vs. Flamboyance -Trump or Musk?
I’m sorry to admit I’m following a current headline regarding the big public ‘split’ of Trump and Musk but I feel compelled to say something because I gave Musk a lot of credit during the late campaign months and first weeks of the Trump 47 administration. Am I into this split? Hardly. I think it’s […]
A Few Stray Thoughts for Graduating Young People
I used to have a lot to say to during graduation season. I have less today. Considering the stack of culture, economics, and technology that young people face, I’d consider my past disposition regarding their fortunes to be optimistic, but today, it’s more mixed. Some will do exceedingly well; the other half will have a […]
David Hogg’s Great and Glorious Plan to Attract Bros to His Side
I’m not sure why but there are certain people that attract my attention more than they deserve at face value, meaning, they’re not really that important yet important enough to show up in certain headlines. One of those guys is David Hogg, lefty boy that leveraged his victimhood of surviving a school shooting all the […]
The Travails of an Angry Bad Statue – Now and to Come
A controversial statue went up in Times Square and the images of it are all over the web. It depicts an overweight angry black woman. There’s been a lot of to-do about it, much of which I’ll avoid here, but the main point is controversy. Achieved. On the next level is: why is it controversial? […]
Different Ways to Look at 100 Days
I try to stay away from what everyone else is saying. Trump’s presidency is 100 days in and everyone has a say. I wasn’t counting exactly, but observations are accumulating so here’s a brief unload. This is not intentioned to be symmetrical, comprehensive, or follow any specific sequence. 100 Days Overall, I’m delighted. I previously […]