The irony underlying widespread opposition to AI and its equally widespread usage

Crowd of people holding signs supporting and opposing technology and AI development.

How can 70% of people be against the infrastructure for what most use on a daily basis and are only likely to use more?  Has there ever been a useful, time saving technology we simply stopped using or have we tended to simply keep complaining while using it? If recent polls are any indication, Americans… Continue reading The irony underlying widespread opposition to AI and its equally widespread usage

The midterms still favor the Democrats, but not by much and much remains impossible to predict

Red and blue electric energy streams crossing over cracked rocky terrain

Democrats are offering Republicans an opportunity that they probably don’t deserve at this point, but as we all know, deserve has nothing to do with it. While there are clear historical trends favoring Democrats in the midterms and it’s no secret that President Donald Trump has chosen to launch a largely unpopular war that has… Continue reading The midterms still favor the Democrats, but not by much and much remains impossible to predict

Trump and some hard truths about the piss poor jobs report

Though the President himself warned there would be short term disruption, it doesn’t matter who or what is to blame.  It could be tariffs, it could be Trump, it could be that the job fairy is taking a vacation, or a mass delusion that the economy is worse than it is, numbers like this can’t… Continue reading Trump and some hard truths about the piss poor jobs report

Only one thing is certain, the media and the experts will keep lying to you repeatedly about the state of the economy and everything else

While I’m the first to admit the tariff strategy might backfire and unintended consequences could abound, good economic news outside the stock market is almost everywhere, contrary to the predictions of the experts. Last week, the price of eggs made headlines once again when a report found they broke another record in March, contrary to… Continue reading Only one thing is certain, the media and the experts will keep lying to you repeatedly about the state of the economy and everything else

Dissecting Trump’s highly underrated debate performance

Much has been made of President Biden’s poor performance, but much less of President Trump’s strong one. Trump’s refusal to give any ground whatsoever on any issue whatsoever set the stage of the meltdown we all witnessed.  Let me start by saying two things.  First, Presidential debates are not scored by Harvard rules.  There is… Continue reading Dissecting Trump’s highly underrated debate performance