Immediately upon the spectacular meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried’s magic money empire FTX last week, widespread consensus converged on one simple conclusion: The crypto market needs more government oversight. “[W]ithout proper oversight, cryptocurrencies risk harming everyday Americans,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre warned on Thursday. “The most recent news furtherContinue Reading
Dilapidated, crusty faces huddled in overcrowded detention centers and rank, blistered soles shuffling aimlessly beneath an overpass near the Mexican border. Inflation. Frothy rants and salty tweets. And, of course, racism. All are among the purported effects of Climate Change, as recently advertised to us unenlightened masses by our noble,Continue Reading
The days leading up to an election are absolutely critical from a strategic standpoint. Nothing is done or said without considering the potential impact on voters. Timing is everything, after all, so considering the Democrats’ desperation to cling to power in the face of high crime, the worst inflation inContinue Reading
The piece by Emily Oster ricochetted around the internet Monday afternoon, sparking outrage and mockery. The headline, which reads, “Let’s Declare A Pandemic Amnesty,” is followed by one sentence that sums her entire argument up quite perfectly: “We need to forgive one another for what we did and said whenContinue Reading
“This is the most important election of our lifetimes.” I learned that from the Twitter feed of a twenty-year-old college student with a perfectly angled selfie for her avatar. Perhaps she’s right. Perhaps the 2022 midterm election, like every national election before it, is indeed the most important election ofContinue Reading
Is progressivism’s moral makeup finally peeling? Hope against woke: an anecdote. We’d served on boards together. We’d been execs and investors together, sacrificing fortunes and sanity in a doomed (read: romantic) attempt to save a beleaguered, beloved startup. In hope we’d shared blow, booze, and jambalaya. In despair, the heavy,Continue Reading
Why I am not in marketing (well…one reason) Hey kids! Ever wonder what the inbox on an old, abandoned email address looks like? Well, look no further. Basically, it’s this. Subject: Great News! Body: Great news! You’re invited to pay us for our new product or service! Not only isContinue Reading
Borderline Carol sobbed. I laughed secretly. Her tears were sincere, as they would have been at the very end, had the idea of hanging herself for profit ever occurred to her. Right when reality surfaced. Right before her last sweet breath. She would say that the boundaries of her heartContinue Reading
