Engaging Life with Courage and Intelligence
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Instead of “firing up” or improving American capitalism, President Trump is firing or humbling America’s CEOs. Instead of continuing or improving the capitalism that energized America for 250 years, Trump is transforming it into some version of state capitalism. Wikipedia defines state capitalism as “An economic system in which the state acts as a dominant…
UPDATE ON AUGUST 12, 2025: When I posted this article, I was drawing attention to the fact that we have a delusional, unprepared man meeting with the most evil, dangerous man in the world. Little did I know that my “humor” would hit so close to the truth. Many will say Trump’s misstatements are simple…
This is another iteration in the use of short videos to address or comment on the craziness of our times. Please let me know if you enjoy these videos and if you prefer videos over longer posts with more detailed analysis and discussion.
Many people do not have the time or inclination to read posts. So, I am adding short videos in place of or in addition to my posts that contain text and images. The following is a video about how confusion becomes the norm, which is posted on YouTube.
Many people do not have the time or inclination to read posts. So, I am adding short videos in place of or in addition to my posts that contain text and images. The following is a video about political identity now posted on YouTube.
The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: At last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and addressed Alice in a languid, sleepy voice. “Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, sir, just at present—at least I know who I was…
Will the ghost of Adlai Stevenson run in 2028? For those who care about the past, the Democratic Party was the dominant party in the US Congress from 1948 until 1980. The weaker Republican Party gained small advantages in both houses only once in Eisenhower’s first election in 1952. In the other 15 Congressional elections,…
The translation of the news flash in Spanish is “Dictatorships Do Not Function.” For anyone who believes that authoritarian regimes are good for anyone but the dictator and his family, there is a perfect example to bet against authoritarians. The BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera, and South Korea’s intelligence service—consistently cite an initial North Korean deployment…
America’s economy and society are at a critical juncture. Like an energetic bunny, America dominated the twentieth century. The American Puritans in the North and West used technology to industrialize, electrify, and computerize the country. The Southern Cavaliers provided most of the fossil fuels needed to energize our progress. The USA developed a diversified economy…
Many of us, either continually or occasionally, regard the “strange” actions of others as being stupid, evil, or uninformed. There is no need to provide examples of “strange” actions since America is now so fractured that it would be harder to find examples of shared “solid” understandings. In light of the chaos in the public…