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Life and politics

Polish kings and American presidents

Surprisingly, they have a lot in common. Starting from the beginning of the 14th century, Polish kings were elected;...

Sep 7, 2008

Emergency response?

The GOP leaders decided to alter the scope and practically postpone the 2008 Republican National Convention because of Hurricane...

Sep 1, 2008

Obama’s politics as usual

In my report from the “Listening to America” meeting, I called the whole idea silly. Let me explain. A...

Aug 8, 2008

Spinning our wheels – Chicago Area Obama platform meetings

I signed up for two of Obama’s “Listening to America” platform events. The first one was advertised as “Talk...

Aug 3, 2008

The war in Iraq is already won, by Iran

Listening to arguments of proponents of our prolonged military presence in Iraq – Bill O’Reilly of Fox News would...

Aug 10, 2007

Conservatives, liberals, and freedom

For the last several years, conservatives have been dominating the political arena. Eventually, they ran out of appealing ideas,...

Mar 27, 2007

Kings fight wars; soldiers die

A man whose brother serves in Iraq and whose wife might be deployed there soon asked me about profits...

Jul 5, 2006

How to end the war in Iraq in nine weeks

The first twins, Barbara and Jenna, need to enlist in the Army, and select a unit that will guarantee...

Jun 19, 2006

So little, so late

Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi is history. Finally, there is a measurable success in an otherwise murky situation. Someone will collect...

Jun 12, 2006
Remark of the day

Is Musk losing it?

August 20, 2024
Life and politics

Elon Musk claims that he is ready to serve as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration. He forgot what he did when he had to improve Twitter's performance after purchasing it. He fired about 80% of employees, and Twitter did not collapse. After taking office as president of Argentina in December of 2023, Javier Milei did not create the Department of Government Efficiency either. He did the opposite; he dissolved 11 ministries and fired 15,000 government employees. As of June 2024, 55% of Argentinians are OK with that. One does not improve efficiency by creating a new bureaucracy but by eliminating the existing one. Musk knew that at Twitter but forgot it when veering into politics.

$44 billion for loud lamenting

July 26, 2024
Life and politics, Media

Elon Musk warned us that “America is headed for bankruptcy.” The national debt, which is $34 trillion and gro...

Do we need the judiciary branch of the government?

July 10, 2024
Life and politics

That question comes to mind when reading critics of the recent Supreme Court decision weakening so-called Chevron deference. In t...

Between a circus and a nursing home

June 29, 2024
Life and politics, Media

I heard on BBC that assessment of the recent debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. People are still commenting. For exampl...

Dr. Phil’s sore knees

June 08, 2024
Media

Dr. Phil McGraw is a clinical psychologist who has gained fame thanks to his charming way of asking people seemingly simple questions that are not s...