Here is an interview about censorship and social media (this is the old Section 230 discussion that I, for a long time, could not make sense of). You have to get past a (pardon me) sexual organ joke in the prelude. The URL above skips all … [Read more...]
The 2016 and 2020 Polls, and a Crisis of Social Trust
The 2016 election polls showed Hillary Clinton beating Trump handily. This is an old story, but worth a closer look. David Shor spoke about this on the Bill Maher show. Shor is the shy, self effacing boy genius who entered college at 13, … [Read more...]
The Super Tuesday primary that broke the nomination process
A lot of faith, these days, is put in candidate Joe Biden. But a couple of things have happened since he effectively ran away with the nomination. One, he is confined to his basement - given his age and risk of COVID. His health … [Read more...]
“This time, we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavor”
The video address from Queen Elisabeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2klmuggOElE A message of unity and strength unlike anything from our leaders. And Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who continues to not be well, is now in … [Read more...]
Farewell, NATO friends
...It's been good when you had our back, but now, in #COVID times, it's America First. So get out of our way! President Donald, or his staff, or whoever, ordered 3M to stop shipping masks to Canada and Latin America, and hijacked a … [Read more...]
Warren and Buttigieg made money as corporate consultants. So what.
The two front runners in the Dem primary asked each other to be forthcoming about work they did as corporate consultants many years … [Read more...]
Shift away from caucuses gives advantage to Biden, Bloomberg
The big money, big name recognition candidates do better in primary elections than in caucuses. When Obama ran against Clinton 12 years ago, Clinton tended to beat him in primary election states, and Obama did better in caucuses. But back … [Read more...]
Understanding Turkey
For those interested in foreign policy - a very good essay explaining what is happening in Turkey today draws parallels with Pakistan's trajectory between 1978 and 1988, under military dictator Muhammad Zia ul-Haq. Whenever you try to … [Read more...]
The Stealth Costs in Healthcare
It took me a second pass to read this WSJ editorial by a professor emeritus of law at Duke University... but it was perspective-changing. Why do health costs keep going up, out of control? Mr. Havighurst argues it's because the costs are … [Read more...]
GIC troubles
Health costs in the state continue to skyrocket, causing the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) to drop the Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim insurance plans. The GIC provides coverage to 440,000 state and town employees & retirees). This is a … [Read more...]
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