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False equivalency is the death of nuance

19-Jan-17

Food for thought. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

America and crossfit…

12-Sep-13

…an interesting take on sports as an American identity. I’ve never been one to enjoy organized sports on TV or care who passed for how many yards in 1968…but this is an interesting perspective. The jist of this article is that sports in America is the closest thing to the truth our society can collectively […]

On saying, “I don’t know.”

10-Aug-13

“I don’t know” is not a weakness. Being okay with acting out of ignorance and/or not being interested in an opposing viewpoint arguably is (a weakness). Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

NY Bill makes it a crime to harass a police officer…

07-Jun-13

…while harassing a police officer is never a good idea, it’s dangerous to make doing so a felony. What constitutes harassment? Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

Sen Warren and a $22 per hour min wage…

20-Apr-13

Food for thought. Please note the Senator isn’t advocating for raising the wage to that rate, only “minding the gap”. (Raising it now that high would have some serious negative economic consequences.) Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

Gen Patraeus and John Edwards…

13-Nov-12

…a sad legacy for Gen Patraeus. To be linked at all to John Edwards…just…bad. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

Vegas employer fires 22 because President Obama won…

08-Nov-12

…or, “why I’m a bad manager.” This arbitrary decision, less than 48 hours after the election, serves only to illustrate this employer is a bad manager, not a principled American. There are a number of things wrong with this. First, I wonder how he made his selection in firing the employees? That aside, a Romney […]

A thought on leadership…

06-Sep-12

…from the poet and philosopher Jon Stewart. The key to leadership, I think, is to just “be a f***ing human being.” Call it the Stewart Derivative of the Golden Rule or something like that if you must; whatever the name, if you just treat your people with basic decency and be a human being, you […]

Six year old told to crawl back to class…

06-Jan-12

…after slipping, breaking his leg and sustaining a concussion. This is so disturbing I emailed the Superintendent listed in the comment section. I encourage you to do the same. Teacher makes child crawl back to class Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post

Cohan: Warren should step down to facilitate change

01-Jun-11

Mr. Cohan believes Elizabeth Warren should give up and go back to Harvard, so someone more agreeable can chair the organization she’s putting together.  The theory goes this would let the poor banks implement the change…because having agreeable people has worked so well to date. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with […]