The Milwaukee Riots
This is nauseating. The riots in Milwaukee started on August 13th when 23-year-old African-American man (Slyville Smith) with a lengthy police record was shot and killed by an African-American police
And Then…Depression Set In
This title, a quote from the Bill Murray character in Stripes after a particularly rough day, continues the upbeat tone of my last blog. If you read the news, then
Obscure Public Enemies
I would like to introduce a new periodic feature of this blog, the OPE (Obscure Public Enemy) [1]. This will highlight a little known person whose quiet influence is matched
Manufacturing Jobs
BloombergView has recently run an article that touches upon something that has been puzzling me for a while. The article is entitled “Who Needs Factories Anyway?” and it claims that
Legacy Building
President Obama has been in full-bore legacy mode lately. He took a trip to Hiroshima, adding to his list of presidential firsts. After much speculation, he decided to skip being
Clinton v. Trump
These days, I seem to talk about little else. The Republican Party is locked in the same conversation. Most of my friends fall into the same camp as the former
China Innovates: A New Way to Lie with Numbers
The Wall Street Journal has just run an article about the latest data manipulation coming out of China. China is experiencing strong currency outflows. This is a combination of “hot
Turn Away Now [1]
I just watched the most recent Republican debate and, contrary to the fairly neutral coverage that it has received, I think that Trump got mauled. It is a preview of
Millennial Turkeys Do Vote for Thanksgiving
The Economist has recently run a special report on the young, concluding that the roughly 1.8 billion people in the world between the ages of 15 to 30 are an
Greetings From The Road
I am currently on vacation, so this will be a brief post, mostly with some recommended reading/listening. Milo Yiannopoulos I first encountered this guy when I read “Sexbots: Why Women