Many tell us what to think. I ask my readers to be skeptical. Question me and others.

Media

The wall, the bullets, or both

It appears that it is not about illegal immigration; it is only about money.

Aug 28, 2019

What hating school does to us

The key to the anxiety-free school is banally simple: paying attention in class. Then, homework is easy.

Aug 13, 2019

It is not about climate, and it is not change

There were natural causes of previous climate changes. No one considers the possibility that it could be the same...

Aug 1, 2019

Should Americans Apologize to Britons for 1776?

We still celebrate the Fourth of July, but do not look at the ideas of 1776 in order to...

Jul 18, 2019

Is Howard Schultz just another politician?

We can make America great again only by Americans rolling up their sleeves and doing more to advance themselves.

Jun 13, 2019

I vividly remember 1969

To all who hope to be around in 2069, please be prepared that it will arrive much sooner than...

Jan 21, 2019

Roy Beck, the Accomplished Master of Deception

Americans who support immigration do it mostly because, first and foremost, it is good for them and it is...

Dec 13, 2018

What Amazon can do for Illinois?

When Illinoisans were not paying attention, government employees voted for themselves lucrative pensions, not correlated with the actual contributions...

Oct 8, 2017

Chicago needs reality check

As of now, Chicago can try to lure more tourists with a slogan: Come and see the last days...

Aug 24, 2017

The future will be bright … for others

We use the modern information technology not to learn, but to reassure ourselves that what we already know makes...

Jun 16, 2017
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...