Equity. This is a word I’m hearing all the time. In the business/finance sense, equity is a key term meaning the value of an owners’ stake in something. But that’s not what colleges, politicians, HR departments, and activists mean by the word. Equity is a very definite, almost religious term. It means equality of outcomes. That’s it. Very simple. Everybody gets the same outcome, from law, life, and everything. Everybody gets a good grade in school: no one fails….
Bertrand Russell “The truth, whatever it may be, is the same in England, France, and Germany, in Russia and in Austria. It will not adapt itself to national needs: it is in its essence, neutral. It stands outside the clash of passions and hatreds, revealing, to those who seek it, the tragic irony of strife with its attendant world of illusions.” PS: anyone who believes that reality is fluid: prove it. Identify with No-Gravity and jump off the roof.
I got bad news and good news. Actually, its bad news, worse news, and really worse news. The good news? The bad news is all about bad guys, which is good news for us. Let’s start. BAD NEWS: RUSSIA. They started a war, are losing, and the costs are high, exacerbating already-existing negative trends. For its predatory pounce to grab what it thought was a weaker neighbor, Russia’s Ukraine War ignited crippling sanctions. Millions of young, productive Russians…
“Once they get you to change your language, you have complied with their ideology,” Wm A. Jacobson, Legal Insurrection
“SHUT UP” IS NOT PROOF. There it is again: the term “Denier.” In this case it’s the good old Washington Post, referring to GOP Congressmen as “Election Deniers.” Anyone who questions any aspect about the administration of Democrat election victories anywhere is now an “election denier.” Any doubt, and criticism over technical procedure brands you a “denier.” It’s not just elections. Question the constantly-changing dimensions of the theory of Man Made Climate Change, and you’re now a “Climate…
“What does ‘woke’ mean?’ Question was asked by my pastor, as he sat down at our table having post-Mass coffee. “What does it mean, exactly?” Interestingly, we all could tell him examples, but no one—me included—could give a succinct answer to his question. He later gave us his understanding, which I think was something like ‘being nice to folks who are different.’ But I took his question in a more fundamental way. The guy is not a Jesuit,…
Background: Oakland County, in Metro Detroit, has long had a public transit arrangement where individual communities could decide to participate in the transit system, tax their citizens, and receive services. This November, the Democrat-controlled County Board of Commissioners ended that, and with a 57% county-wide majority vote, imposed a county-wide tax on everyone. The YES TRANSIT people, including the County Executive’s office, promised a glittering future. Here’s my response. TRANSIT PROMISES: YOU TOOK THE MONEY, NOW SHOW US!!! It’s…
Are you smarter than Vladimir Putin? Well, let me ask you this: DO YOU KNOW: I’ll bet you do! These are all things that you can readily find out by watching normal news and reading plain old on-line info channels. Most of this isn’t really ‘news’ any more. If you know these things, you know more than Vladdy P! WHAT? How can this be? How can The Guy, the modern Czar of Russia, know less than I do? Simple: he’s…
Crypto made simple: –Jack has a big computer, and says he has a ‘bank’ and an “exchange.” –You give Jack $$$. Jack gives you an ‘account’ and a receipt for your real money which he says he’s keeping safe for you. –For you to get your money back, you need to sell your account to somebody else who is willing to buy. –Those sales take place on Jack’s ‘exchange,’ and the prices offered become the value of your account. The…