The Founders’ Fear
I’m so old I can remember when the reichwing freaked out over the prospect of a Catholic Democrat President who would do the Pope’s bidding. Now not only do we have two Nazi candidates openly declaring their intent to do…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Thomas Ware
When you break the Social Contract
Forty-three years ago I got a Social Security Card and went to work on a cattle ranch a hundred miles the other side of Burns (Oregon). When I first cashed that first paycheck, I entered into a social contract with…
Perfect
Not as good as requiring a prostrate exam for every Viagra prescription, but close.
What the Republican Party wants to hear
Steve M, No More Mr Nice, is trying to figure out what sort of Chrysler [Superbowl] ad actually would have met with the Republican Party’s approval. Probably something like this: Look, that evil Kenyan put a gun to our heads and forced us…
Megaupload and data security. Don’t put it out there
If you’re afraid you might lose it: George Washington at Naked Capitalism: The government’s takedown of the 800 pound gorilla online storage site Megaupload may have killed the cloud storage model. Many innocent users have had their data taken away from them. Washington quotes PC…
The problem
Is a market of obsolete middle managers. In a functioning market, “middle managers” would disappear. They’re like digging a hole only to fill it back in. It is important to note that middle managers, notably IT (Information Technology) middle management,…